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Mythology 2. Fairy Tale 3. Allegory Romance: 1. Longing 2. Perseverance Third Person Omniscient

The document provides an analysis of the mythological story "Cupid and Psyche" by Apuleius. It can be considered a myth, fairy tale, and allegory. The main themes are love and romance, with the story focusing on how love can overcome any hardship. The tone conveys longing and perseverance. The point of view is third person omniscient. Figurative language like hyperbole is used to describe Psyche's great beauty.

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Mythology 2. Fairy Tale 3. Allegory Romance: 1. Longing 2. Perseverance Third Person Omniscient

The document provides an analysis of the mythological story "Cupid and Psyche" by Apuleius. It can be considered a myth, fairy tale, and allegory. The main themes are love and romance, with the story focusing on how love can overcome any hardship. The tone conveys longing and perseverance. The point of view is third person omniscient. Figurative language like hyperbole is used to describe Psyche's great beauty.

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Cupid and Psyche

By Apuleius

TYPE OF WORK THEME TONE POINT OF VIEW FIGURE(S) OF SPEECH

1. Mythology Romance 1. Longing Third Person 1. Hyperbole


2. Fairy Tale 2. Perseverance Omniscient
3. Allegory
TYPE OF WORK

The story Cupid and Psyche can be considered as a Myth, Fairy Tale, and
Allegory. Cupid and Psyche is considered a myth since the story is talking
about the Greek gods and goddesses. It can also be considered a fairy
tale because of how the story began and end. The line “Once upon a
time” tells that the story was originally from a long time ago when the
world was still in magic. While they ended the story happily, which the
fairy tale is known for, having its every ending unusually happy. As for
allegory, the story can be interpreted to reveal its hidden meaning.
Psyche herself and her name represents the human soul, while her
husband, Cupid, represents love and desire. With them together, they
represent eternal love and happiness, and that can only be achieved by
struggling and facing hardships.
THEME
• Love / Romance
- The theme of the story focuses on the power of love and revolves
around the saying "Love Conquers All". The problem of the story is
mainly caused by Venus's jealousy and Psyche not being able to get
married, in which both leads to Cupid marrying Psyche, however,
Psyche betrays Cupid, and in order to be able to be with Cupid
again, Psyche does a series of impossible tasks given to her by
Venus. Psyche, then proves that with the power of love, one can
overcome anything, and Cupid, proves that as long as there is love,
one is able to conquer the past. Story is mainly focused on the
power of love and revolves around the saying “Love Conquers All”.
This can be seen in the story when Psyche does Venus’s task for
her in order to show her love for Cupid.
TONE

1. Longing
2. Perseverance
POINT OF VIEW

Third Person Omniscient


- The story is told from the narrator/authors side.
FIGURE(S) OF SPEECH

First Sentence : Psyche, excelled her sister so greatly that beside them she seem
a very goddess consorting with mere mortals – Hyperbole
Second Sentence : The fame of her surpassing beauty spread over the earth,
and everywhere men journeyed to gaze upon her with wonder and adoration
and to do her homage as though she were intrude one of the immortals –
Hyperbole
8th Paragraph 9th Sentence : She would die a hundred times over rather than live
without him. – Hyperbole

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