Genre
Medieval Literature
Setting and Context
Britain, at the time of King Arthur
Narrator and Point of View
The point of view is Yvain's and the narrator tells the story from a third person perspective
Tone and Mood
Mysterious and shrouded in legend; the mood ranges from hopeful and proud, determined and ebullient, through to despairing and threatening
Protagonist and Antagonist
Yvain is the protagonist, and his antagonists include a giant, various knights anxious to unseat him and also Sir Kay
Major Conflict
The major conflict involves Eternal Yvain and Laudine's husband, the mysterious knight who appears after the quieting of the storm and whom Yvain kills by splitting his skull
Climax
The climax of the story occurs when Yvain rescues Lunete from being burned at the stake and wins his way back into the affections of his estranged wife
Foreshadowing
Creating the storm foreshadows the appearance of the knight who then seeks retribution for the damage done in the storm
Understatement
It is stated that Lunete is in danger which understates her predicament about to be burned at the stake
Allusions
Throughout the text there are allusions made to legend and old heathen folkloric beliefs that influence the. Shavuot of the knights
Imagery
The imagery is all very mysterious and shrouded in legend. Images
Paradox
Yvain is madly in love with Laudine on sight but as soon as he begins participating in tournaments forgets the madness of his love and forgets all about her
Parallelism
There is a parallel between the damsel Lunete who protects him with magic rings that make him invisible and the noblewoman who finds him living as a hermit and cures his "insanity" with a potion
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The Round Table is the phrase used to represent each individual knight that sits around it
Personification
No specific examples of personification in this work
