Literary Devices

What is Irony: Types, Definition, Uses & Examples.

What is Irony: Types, Definition, Uses & Examples.

Before I tell you what is Irony and how it has been used in the literature world, I’d like to quote one of the best quotes that could be a great example of Irony which is said by Gustave Flaubert – “Irony takes nothing away from pathos…” Ah, irony – that mischievous trickster of language. We often…

Why are Literary Devices Used? Types of Literary Devices.

Why are Literary Devices Used? Types of Literary Devices.

Lauren F. Winner once said, “God is a novelist. He uses all sorts of literary device: alliteration, assonance, rhyme, synecdoche, onomatopoeia. But of all of these, his favourite is foreshadowing…… he was laying traps, leaving clues, clues I could have seen had I been perceptive enough.” It is a beautiful representation of how a writer…