Genre
YA, fantasy
Setting and Context
fictional place called Orïsha in a magic-world setting
Narrator and Point of View
Narrator: the narration switches between Zélie, Amari and Inan
Point of view: first person
Tone and Mood
Adventurous, tense
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist: Zélie; Antagonist: Nehanda
Major Conflict
The plot continues where the first book left off, Amari is about to become the queen of the land, before her ascension to the throne gets violently interrupted by her mother wielding titan magic. Zélie, Amari and Tzain find themselves in desperate situation before they join lyika, the resistance against the monarchy and oppression of the maji.
Climax
The lyika, guided by Zélie finally enter the palace to destroy the monarchy by killing Nehanda and Inan. Suddenly there is a poisonous smoke filling the room at the moment she confronts Inan, and Zélie faints in Roën's arms before waking up chained on a ship.
Foreshadowing
"Don't worry." His lips graze my ear as he speaks. "Something tells me our paths will cross again."
-Roën to Zélie after he first brings her to Iyika
Understatement
"Zélie gestures to me as if I'm an object instead of a human being."
-Amari and her feeling of inferiority when she's not treated as the future queen among Iyika.
Allusions
n/a
Imagery
Imagery of colors and elements like fire, air and earth to represent the magic system in the novel.
Paradox
"Even when you crash, you intertwine."
-Tzain to Zélie about her and Inan's relationship after he sends her a letter containing the bronze piece and his declaration of surrender
Parallelism
"No more fighting against the monarchy. No more fighting to just exist. No more tears, No more strife. No more pain."
-Zélie at the beginning, wanting to give up on everything
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The Soldier of Death-in reference to Zélie and her magic powers that she pulls from the spirit world
Personification
"When she raises up my arm, my heart sings as the entire mountain roars."
