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literary devices

A literary device is an aspect of literature which we can recognize, identify and interpret. Literary elements and techniques are literary devices, and they are extremely common in literature, poetry, film and other types of art.

Common examples of literary devices include irony, alliteration, anthropomorphism, puns and many more.

What is dramatic irony?

Dramatic Irony (Meaning & Examples)

What is “dramatic irony”? In almost every generic, (recycled dribble) scary movie you can think of, you have your classic killer that’s about to pounce,

What is verbal irony?

Verbal Irony (Meaning & Examples)

What is verbal irony? When someone says one thing but actually means the opposite, they’re probably being verbally ironic. Verbal irony is when the literal

Types of irony

Types of Irony (Meaning & Examples)

What does irony mean? Is it rain on your wedding day, a black fly in your Chardonnay? Or did Alanis misunderstand the assignment? What is

Alliteration

Alliteration (Definition & Examples)

Kit Kat. Dunkin’ Donuts. Coca-Cola. Paypal. What makes these familiar phonetics fun? This is the function of alliteration, of course! What do the previous sentence