Genre
Philosophy.
Setting and Context
18th century.
Narrator and Point of View
Immanuel Kant is the narrator.
Tone and Mood
Pragmatic, critical, rational, metaphysical.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Immanuel Kant is the protagonist.
Major Conflict
Assumption of rationalism in religion and theology.
Climax
Kant excludes a precise climax in his philosophical text.
Foreshadowing
N/A
Understatement
Kant understates the implication of faith by equating it to intuition. He argues that reasoning is more significant than faith.
Allusions
Biblical allusions such as Christ.
Imagery
Knowledge is imperative for one to be rational because it enhances cognition and rationalism. Finally, Kant depicts the inconsistencies in religious beliefs.
Paradox
From a Christian perspective, Kant's insinuation about the possibility of falsehoods in religion is paradoxical, considering that he admits the reality of God's goodness.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
'Argumnentum ad hominem’: personal attacks unrelated to the attacked person’s argument.
Personification
“The Word” is a personification of Christ.
