Genre
Romance and paranormal/fantasy fiction
Setting and Context
Modern day America
Narrator and Point of View
Jacob Black and Bella Swan
Tone and Mood
The somewhat tense mood reflects the fact that the characters are preparing for battle
Protagonist and Antagonist
Bella Swan is the protagonist. The Venatori are the antagonists
Major Conflict
The preparation for battle and the gathering of all the characters at the battlefield.
Climax
Alice uses her magic to convince them all not to fight and they all go home.
Foreshadowing
The love Jacob has for Bella in the previous books foreshadows the effect that he would imprint on her infant child.
Understatement
The climax of the book underplays the violence of the antagonists and expects that the characters would easily go back to living in peace despite the history of war amongst vampires in the lore.
Allusions
The author often alludes to Wuthering Heights, Bella's favorite book.
Imagery
The book concludes with the imagery of the vast tapestry of life that symbolises the interconnectedness of everything.
Paradox
The book does not address the fact that Charlie must have noticed that his granddaughter was growing up to fast, and would reach adulthood within a year.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
The nature in the book is personified within the magical powers of many characters.
