Genre
Essays
Setting and Context
Undefined settings
Narrator and Point of View
Cotton Mather is the narrator.
Tone and Mood
Inspirational, spiritual, religious, Biblical, philosophical
Protagonist and Antagonist
Religious/Ethical men are the protagonists Evil men are the antagonists.
Major Conflict
Overcoming evil in the world through good deeds.
Climax
Humanity’s participation in good performances.
Foreshadowing
N/A
Understatement
N/A
Allusions
Biblical, astrological, and historical, and religious allusions.
Imagery
Stars are a testament to God's magnificence and power.
Paradox
Equating diligence to evil is paradoxical.
Parallelism
Angels and demons are paralleled to denote goodness and evil in the world, respectively.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
Saviour denotes Christ (in the Biblical context).
Flocks denote believers.
Personification
"Sheep in wolves" clothing" is a personification of duplicitous and disingenuous ministers.
