The document discusses several literary terms used in the book The First Assassin: the setting includes the antebellum and Civil War eras of the United States; an example of foreshadowing is that the main character refuses to whip another character as a boy and later kills him as a man; the main conflict centers around protecting the president and the consequences for the country if Lincoln is assassinated; the theme is that one moment can change everything, such as if the character Mazorca succeeded in killing Lincoln; and Mazorca's tone in conversations was serious, tense, and awkward without laughter.

1. Literary Terms

2. SettingAntebellum United States and Civil war United States

3. ForeshadowingWhen Langston Bennett was younger he refused to whip Lucius even though his father told him to, and later on in the book decades later he kills Lucius.

4. ConflictThe struggle in The First Assassin is the safety of the president and the implications on the country if Lincoln is assassinated.

5. ThemeThe theme of this book is that one moment can change everything. For example what if Mazorca wasn’t killed and he killed Lincoln that would change everything.

6. Tone The tone set by Mazorca was a very serious, tense one that made every conversation with him very serious, with no laughter, and awkward.