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Literary Devices Teachers love talking about literary devices, but what exactly is a literary device? Actually, it's just a fancier term for the different techniques writers sometimes employ to create a mood or atmosphere, to put across an idea, to make a point, to describe a person, a thing, or an event. The following is a list of literary devices that will be mentioned as we study our literature this semester. allusion This is the term given to a reference to either a famous literary work or figure or to a famous historical event or person. dialect The way people from a particular region or group speak that is different from everyone else is called dialect. dialogue Dialogue is the written conversation between characters. flashback A flashback is account of something that has already happened in the story. A flashback usually involves an interruption in the action of the story. foreshadowing Foreshadowing occurs when the author gives us a hint at something that is going to happen. hyperbole A statement that is an obvious exaggeration is called hyperbole. idiom Idiom refers to the peculiarities of vernacular language. It is the use of words in such a way that the meaning is lost if the expression is translated literally. imagery This is the use of language to create a vivid picture and to put across an experience. irony mood Irony is a figure of speech in which the actual meaning is the opposite of the words being used. The atmosphere created by the writer is called mood. point of view Point of view refers to the "eyes" through which the story is told. stream of consciousness In this writing technique the writer tries to capture the exact flow of the character's thoughts. symbols A symbol is an image that represents something other than itself. tone The feeling or effect that a writer creates toward his characters or his subject is tone. Metaphor a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “Life is a highway.” Simile a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared using ‘like’ or ‘as’, as in “she is like a rose.”.