Genre
Science Fiction
Setting and Context
This novel is set in space.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrator
Tone and Mood
The tone of the novel is adventurous.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist is Kira, and the antagonist is soft blade.
Major Conflict
The conflict of this text is the attempt to try and limit the damage of soft blade.
Climax
The climax is perhaps when Kira is trying to disable the Maw.
Foreshadowing
Kira's cut at the beginning of the novel foreshadows the danger she will be in.
Understatement
Kira at first understates the danger of the alien shrine.
Allusions
The novel alludes to many tropes of science fiction, such as certain technological advancements.
Imagery
The gas giant Zeus is described as being "huge and heavy and glowing with a ruddy half-light."
Paradox
Paradoxically, the relatively small soft blade causes a large amount of trouble.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
The machine is described as "resisting" at the beginning of the novel.
