Genre
Novel
Setting and Context
Set in Dublin and written in the context of romance
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Tense, romantic, humorous, optimistic, sanguine
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonists are Alice, Eileen, Simon, and Felix.
Major Conflict
There is a conflict between Eileen and her ex-boyfriend. The reader realizes that Eileen has never gotten over the breakup because she keeps on stalking him online to see his steps.
Climax
The climax comes when Felix and Alice confess their love for each other, and they end up sleeping together.
Foreshadowing
Their childhood friendship foreshadows Simon and Eileen's reunion.
Understatement
Eileen underestimates the power of first love, and she keeps on stalking her ex-boyfriend on social media.
Allusions
The story alludes to romance and building relationships.
Imagery
The scene in which Eileen and Simon look at wedding photos after Lola's wedding depicts sight imagery.
Paradox
The main paradox is that Eileen gets intimate with Simon after realizing that her ex-boyfriend is dating another woman. Therefore she is out to get revenge.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Love is personified as domineering.
