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Literary devices and terms are the techniques and elements—from figures of speech to narrative devices to poetic meters—that writers use to create narrative literature, poetry, speeches, or …

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What's the Function of Tone in Literature? First and foremost, tone clues readers into the essence and the purpose of what they're reading. It wouldn't make sense to use a wordy, poetic tone to …

All three forms of irony are used very frequently in literature, theater, and film. In addition, sometimes the irony found in any of these mediums is broader and doesn't fit into any of the …

Welcome to the LitCharts study guide on Charles Dickens's Hard Times. Created by the original team behind SparkNotes, LitCharts are the world's best literature guides.

As the four children of the Mysterious Benedict Society explore the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, the headquarters for Mr. Curtain ’s nefarious plot, they discover how authority …

All literature that involves a story includes some sort of exposition. If it didn't the characters would exist in a world without context, without histories or a setting.

Welcome to the LitCharts study guide on John Bunyan's The Pilgrim’s Progress. Created by the original team behind SparkNotes, LitCharts are the world's best literature guides.

Welcome to the LitCharts study guide on William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Created by the original team behind SparkNotes, LitCharts are the world's best literature guides.