Genre
High Fantasy Children's Literature
Setting and Context
Caer Dallben, present time
Narrator and Point of View
Taran
Tone and Mood
Adventurous
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist: Taran Antagonist: The Horned King
Major Conflict
The Hen Wen has escaped, and the Horned King and his armies are approaching Cael Dallben.
Climax
The Horned King dies when a man appears and mutters a word.
Foreshadowing
The importance of the Han Wan is foreshadowed by his escape.
Understatement
The importance of Dyrnwyn is understated, as its removal made the Spiral Castle fall.
Allusions
The reader might notice allusions within the American animated Disney movie "The Sword in the Stone".
Imagery
The image of Gwydion killing the Horned King is a significant and important one in the book, as he is the powerful person in the end.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Various creatures and objects are given human-like abilities throughout the book.
