CANTO III.

I. Verse forms.

1. Meter and stanza of songs in the canto.

II. Description.

1. Of morning. a. Impression given by description. 2. Of the Goblin-cave. a. Means used to give effect of gruesomeness.

III. Plot structure.

1. Events of main plot. 2. Events of minor plot. 3. Connection between the two plots.

_Other Topics._

IV. Means used to make the ceremonial of the Fiery Cross "fraught with deep and deathful meaning."

1. Materials used. a. For the fire. b. For the cross. 2. Brian. a. Appearance. b. Parentage. c. Mode of life. d. Supernatural powers. 3. The curses. 4. Responses to the curses. a. On part of people. b. On part of nature.

V. Means used to give the impression of swiftness in Malise's race.