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Literary Devices
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Literary Devices
What is a Literary Device?
A technique a writer uses to produce a special effect in their writing. When employed properly, different literary devices help readers to appreciate, interpret and analyze a literary work.
Allusion
An Allusion is a passing REFERENCE in a work of literature to another literary or historical work, figure, event, or literary passage.
Allusion
Symbolism
Symbolism
A symbol is an object, action, or event that represents something, or creates a range of associations, beyond itself.
Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is an advance sign or warning of what is to come in the future.
Irony
Irony
a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated.
Examples of Situational Irony
- A fire station burns down.
- A marriage counselor gets a divorce.
- A police station being robbed.
Metaphor
Metaphor is a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics.
A comparison that does NOT use "like" or "as."
Metaphor Examples
With all the force of a great typoon.
With all the strength of a raging fire.
Imagery
Imagery is a visual description of an object or a scene. An IMAGE or picture of it, especially one that is particularly detailed and vivid.
A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. -- William Wordsworth
Analogy
A comparison of a subject to something that is similar to it in order to clarify the subject's nature, purpose, or function.