Allegory Alliteration Allusion Anachronism
Anaphora Anastrophe Anthropomorphism Aphorism
Archetype Chiasmus Colloquialism Cumulative sentence
Dramatic irony Euphemism Exposition Flashback
Foreshadowing Frame story Hyperbole Hypophora
Imagery Irony Juxtaposition Malapropism
Metaphor Motif Onomatopoeia Oxymoron
Paradox Personification Point of view Polysyndeton
Repetition Satire Simile Soliloquy
Symbolism Synecdoche Tautology Tmesis
Tone Tragicomedy Zoomorphism
Scholarly Source:
Title: Writing Creatively : A Guided Journal to Using Literary Devices
Nancy DaFoe. Writing Creatively : A Guided Journal to Using Literary Devices. R&L Education, 2014. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=716930&site=ehost-live.
Popular Source:
Title: Reedsy Blog: 45+ Literary Devices and Terms that Everyone Should Know
“45+ Literary Devices and Terms Every Writer Should Know.” Reedsy, https://blog.reedsy.com/literary-devices/. Accessed 15 Oct. 2021.
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