Genre
Fantasy Novel
Setting and Context
Written in the context of ancient supremacy battles
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Humorous, intriguing, optimistic
Protagonist and Antagonist
The Protagonist is Rand Al'Thor
Major Conflict
The main conflict is that Elaida is the new Amyrlin and she targets bringing Rand Al’Thor under the control of the White Tower.
Climax
The climax comes when Rand defeats Rahvin, who kills Queen Morgase.
Foreshadowing
Her greed for power foreshadows the fall of Sanche. After she is overthrown, she looks forward to being the rebellion leader in frustrating the leadership of Elaida.
Understatement
The capability of the Forsaken is understated in the text. For instance, the Forsaken is part of the rebellion, and it sets up a little tower in the hidden city aimed at frustrating Elaida.
Allusions
The story alludes to supremacy battles between Elaida and her competitors.
Imagery
The imagery of rebellion is dominant in the novel. For instance, the imagery of the rebellion depicts sight, which aids readers to see the reason why Elaida wants to track down rebels.
Paradox
The main paradox is that Sanche is unhappy with her current situation after being overthrown by Amyrlin Seat. Instead of retiring peacefully, Sanche plans to be the leader of the rebellion to frustrate the leadership of Elaida.
Parallelism
There is parallelism between Rand Al’thor’s approach to leadership and Elaida’s tactics.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
The Dragon is personified as Al’Thor.
