Genre
Young Adult Adventure
Setting and Context
Paris, 845
Narrator and Point of View
Riq, Sera and Dak
Tone and Mood
Adventurous, excited
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist: Riq, Sera and Dak, Antagonist: Reginherus
Major Conflict
Dak is captured by the Vikings, and they have to help Reginherus peacefully capture Paris.
Climax
Dak is captured and forced to work for the Vikings .
Foreshadowing
Dak getting close to the Viking leader foreshadows their mission: to help the Vikings invade peacefully.
Understatement
The importance of letting history play out is understated in the beginning of the book, but is later revealed.
Allusions
The book is a retelling of history, so the reader will have allusions to their previous knowledge.
Imagery
The image of the children traveling is important, as it is the beginning of the whole story, and their mission.
Paradox
"The Vikings are good" is a paradox discussed in the book, as the children aren't sure of who they are supposed to help. In the end, they realize that they should help the Vikings, not because they are good, but because that is how history played out.
Parallelism
There can be a parallel line drawn between the children’s lives before and after they travel back in time, as they can be compared.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
N/A
