Literary Devices

Question 1

What is a literary device?

Answer 1

Any specific aspect of literature, or a particular work, which we can recognize, identify, interpret and/or analyze.

Example: The use of symbolism in ‘The Great Gatsby’.

Question 2

What can be rightly called literary devices?

Answer 2

Both literary elements and literary techniques.

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Question 3

What are literary techniques?

Answer 3

Specific, deliberate constructions of language which an author uses to convey meaning.

Unlike literary elements, literary techniques are not necessarily present in every text.