This simile is intended to create a tone of humor.
All of the Athenian's interjections become puns played off of the dialogue in "Pyramus and Thisbe" or off of each other's lighthearted criticisms of the play. Lysander here is comparing Quince's reading of the prologue to a person who does not know how to ride a difficult horse (jolty, not knowing where or how to stop). This sets up the tone for more jokes as the play within the play continues.
Character vs self.
In the passage Millicent has just gone through one of the initiation tasks. The passage describes her as coming out of a basement room that was in complete darkness. The only light she sees is when she is let out of the room. Since this is an initiation and not mandatory imprisonment, Millicent has the ability to leave the darkened room so she is not going up against any external forces like other characters, nature, or society. She must battle the dark solitary confinement on her own. This is an internal character vs self conflict.
When quoting is done with ellipses, space occurs before the first dot and after the final dot.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Ellipsis is used in writing to indicate or to show that something has been missed or omitted in the text.
When ellipsis are used at the time of quoting then, When three [dots] are used, space occurs both before the first dot and after the final dot. When four dots are put, the first one has no space between it and the preceding word.
It is less vivid; "raced after" emits a feeling of either action, suspense, or energy. It allows the reader to connect and fully understand what is going on. "ran after" is vague and emits little high energy.
