The Mirror of Simple Souls Literary Elements

The Mirror of Simple Souls Literary Elements

Genre

Christian

Setting and Context

France in the early 14th century

Narrator and Point of View

Porete narrates the book in the third-person.

Tone and Mood

The tone is authoritative; the mood is powerful.

Protagonist and Antagonist

Porete is the protagonist; Satan is the antagonist.

Major Conflict

The major conflict of the novel occurs when Porete explores the seven different stages that the Soul has to go through in order to reach God.

Climax

The climax of the story is reached when God finds the problems of each human being and their Soul.

Foreshadowing

The path to Love is foreshadowed by the Christian beliefs.

Understatement

The need for completion is understated throughout the novel.

Allusions

The story alludes to religious satisfaction.

Imagery

The imagery of the moving soul is present in the novel.

Paradox

The fact that the novel was denounced by the Church, yet is religious is an example of paradox in the story.

Parallelism

There is a parallel between Porete's own beliefs and the journeys outlined in the novel.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

N/A

Personification

N/A

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