alliteration enhances the description of the setting - The morning had dawned clear and cold, with a crispness that hinted at the end of summer., subordinate clauses add detail, introducing the character's thrill and anticipation - They set forth at daybreak to see a man beheaded, twenty in all, and Bran rode among them, nervous with excitement., sibilance adds evil suggestion to the description - The Wildlings were cruel men, she said, slavers and slayers and thieves., triplication compounds their barbarity - They consorted with giants and ghouls, stole girl children in the dead of night, and drank blood from polished horns., pathetic fallacy reflects the impending bleak plot development - A faint wind blew through the holdfast gate., metaphor emphasises the very different roles Bran's father moves between - He had taken off Father's face, Bran thought, and donned the face of Lord Stark of Winterfell., simile of smoke provides hellish imagery to build a dark tone - The blade was Valyrian steel, spell-forged and dark as smoke., the short sentence adds suspense and a bleak tone which reflects the content - He lifted the great sword high above his head.,

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