I'm afraid my answer got deleted. I was trying to show you that the words "wildly" and "in all directions" are figurative as they exaggerate the scene.
Answer: Supernatural elements
a difficult journey with trials
a hero showing perseverance
Explanation:
The Sorrows want the Lucera, the spiritual leader of the shadowshapers, to become one with them and "set them free." And shadowshapers are humans who can put spirits into the things that they create (art, stories, etc.) and make their creations come to life. But that's just about all we learn