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Literary Devices

A literary device is any tool used in literature to help the reader understand the story and its character(s).There are two types of literary devices used by authors, literary elements and literary techniques.Literary techniques are specific to each author. Authors choose which of the techniques to employ.

Literary Elements

1) Point of View

First Person: The narrator is a character, often the main character, of the story. This character reveals personal thoughts and feelings but is unable to tell the feelings of others unless he or she is told by another character. The first person narrator refers to him or herself as “I.”

Third Person Objective: The narrator is an outsider, not a character. The third person objective reports what is happening (seen and heard), but cannot tell the reader what characters are thinking.

Third Person Limited: The narrator is an outsider, not a character. The third person objective reports what is happening as......

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