What does theme, theme, conflict, characterization, etc?

What sound device is used in the following excerpt from how the animals lost their tails and got them back traveling from philadelphia to medicine hat by carl sandburg

In this example, what does the author use to describe laurie

Arrange the events from hamlet in the order in which they occur, from first to last. hamlet contemplates suicide. the appearance of a ghost is reported. hamlet says he disapproves of his mother’s remarriage. fortinbras takes over the throne. hamlet verbally abuses ophelia. laertes is killed in a swordfight. ophelia dies. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓