Literary Devices

I noticed the way that the author used elements like irony, and suspense to add both humour and tension to the story. For example, it is ironic that Peter learns of Kit's true identity, because he naturally assumes that because she was acting, that she was actually a boy. Another example of irony that relieves a lot of tension in the story is when Sir Phillip hands a box of candies after the show, completely unaware that it is  actually the "Criminal" that he is looking for. A tense moment in the story is near the end when Peter and Kit are on the final stretch, galloping away from Penrith, and they are continually stopped for many different reasons, which adds a sense of tension, since you don't know if they will be caught or not.

I also like the way that the author used onomatopoeia, specifically the way he made the galloping of the horses hooves seem to jump off the page near the end of the story; the "tlot-tlot, tlot-tlot" coupled with the way the chase scene was written made it seem as though you were actually witnessing the story from the point of view of one of the characters.