Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
The A Song of Ice and Fire series occurs in a fictional place simply called the Known World. It's called such because the various civilizations haven't yet gotten around to exploring the entire pla...
Narrator Point of View
To write A Clash of Kings, Martin continues to use the third-person limited omniscient technique from the first novel. Fair enough, but now let's break down what this means.Those in the literature...
Genre
Let's see. Dragons… check. Magic… check. Ancient gods and talk of prophecies… double-check. Yep, A Clash of Kings is fantasy. But before we dig into this a bit, let's sort out why it's a war...
Tone
Writing Style
What's Up With the Title?
When asking "What's up with the title?", we're really asking two questions wrapped into one. We need to think about the novel's title, but there is also the series title to consider. So get ready;...
What's Up With the Ending?
We can basically sum up the ending of A Clash of Kings in three simple words: to be continued. Martin originally envisioned the A Song of Ice and Fire series as a trilogy, making A Clash of Kings t...
Tough-o-Meter
Despite being set in the fictional lands of Westeros and Essos, A Clash of Kings is noticeably lacking in the thous and forsooths that make old-school poetry such a pain for contemporary readers. M...