Towards the beginning of the epilogue, I briefly recounted Bod's trip to the pyramids. This was an allusion to the state Bod would come to realize the graveyard was in as the pyramids, much like the graveyard, were once great and majestic but have now become dulled and lost most of their majesty having stood the test of time. I also used references to time on many occasions such as the "10 year tunnel" line used partway through the narrative as a form of repetition to further support the idea of time and Bod's losing position with his race against time. I used many metaphors such as the running lion or the leisurely dog to effectively paint a picture of the events as they were happening in the minds of the reader. I tried using certain adjectives such as "ominous" to give off a feeling of a story of a Gothic nature.
