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.