Genre
Fantasy
Setting and Context
Set in 2023 in the fictional land of Eragon
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
The tone is impressionable, and the mood is anxious.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Murtagh, and the antagonists are his subjects.
Major Conflict
The major conflict occurs when people are fed up with Murtagh’s terror rule and topple him.
Climax
The climax comes when Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn, visit the witch to energize their authority.
Foreshadowing
The whispered voices and the faint fragrance foreshadow the toppling of Murtagh from power.
Understatement
The power of Murtagh’s arsenal is understated when the author says they cannot outwit the witch.
Allusions
N/A
Imagery
The description of Thorn depicts a sense of sight. For instance, the narrator says Thorn is red and grown in large proportions, enabling readers to see the horse's shape.
Paradox
The main paradox is that Murtagh believes that he is the most powerful ruler in Oregon, but his unarmed subjects overthrow him from power.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The dragon is a metonymy for demonic power.
Personification
Thorn is a horse that has been given human abilities to communicate with Murtagh.
