City of God Literary Elements

City of God Literary Elements

Genre

Christian theology

Setting and Context

There is no setting as it is a nonfiction book

Narrator and Point of View

Augustine of Hippo narrates the book in the third-person

Tone and Mood

The tone is powerful; the mood is uplifting.

Protagonist and Antagonist

Augustine is the protagonist; atheism is the antagonist.

Major Conflict

The major conflict of the book occurs when Augustine responds to the accusation that the reason for the fall of Rome was a result of the rise of Christianity.

Climax

The climax of the book is reached when Augustine begins the argument about the existence of evil in the world and why it exists.

Foreshadowing

The conflict discussed in the book is foreshadowed by the conflict presented in the Bible.

Understatement

The role of spirituality is understated throughout the novel.

Allusions

The story alludes to the treatment of Christians in the 5th century.

Imagery

The imagery of religious prayer is present in the novel.

Paradox

N/A

Parallelism

There is a parallel between Augustine's own religious beliefs and the arguments of the book.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

N/A

Personification

Augustine is personified through the arguments in the book.

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