Tag: Literary Devices
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Character Agency
How to enhance Character Agency What is Character Agency? ‘Character agency’ in fiction is used to describe the ability a character has to take action to affect the events of the story. Character agency isn’t a simple element to define, but at its most basic, it is the character driving story events through choices. When…
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Time Travel Trope
Journey Through Time: Exploring the Time Travel Trope in Literature and Film Time travel has challenged human imagination for centuries, bridging the gap between the past, present, and future. As a powerful storytelling device, the Time Travel trope has been explored in various forms. In this article, we will delve into the origins of time…
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Ursula K Le Guin
Ursula K Le Guin, Inventor Of Worlds Ursula K Le Guin, an iconic figure in the realm of speculative fiction. Her profound contributions to literature and her unique ability to transport readers earned her a reputation of creator of worlds. Through her visionary storytelling, she challenged traditional genre boundaries, daringly blending science fiction, fantasy, and…
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Literary Devices
13 Literary Devices Professional Writers Love to Use Some literary devices double as rhetorical devices, which are used to convey meaning and/or persuade readers on a certain point. The difference is that we use literary devices, elements and techniques to enhance writing in many different ways, not all of which involve trying to convince readers of…
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And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None Agatha Christie first published her mystery novel, “And Then There Were None” in 1939. The novel inspired a mini-series and has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. It is Agatha Christie’s best-selling novel and also the world’s best-selling mystery. Summary The story begins with ten strangers who receive invitations…
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The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye “The Catcher in the Rye,” written by J.D. Salinger and published in 1951, follows the journey of Holden Caulfield. Holden is a troubled and disenchanted sixteen-year-old boy who has recently been expelled from his boarding school. And he is struggling to find his place in the world and is grappling…
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Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë first published “Wuthering Heights”, her romance novel in 1847. The story unfolds in the wild and desolate moors of Yorkshire, England, where the Brontë sisters are from. And centers around the passionate and tumultuous love story of Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. The romance is a literary classic for several reasons. First…
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1984 George Orwell
1984 George Orwell “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” I love that line. This story remains eternally fresh and contemporary, with terms such as “Big Brother”, “Thought Police”, that we instantly recognize and understand, often as bywords for modern social and political abuses. Nineteen Eighty-Four has been…
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Fictional Characters
A fictitious character is any animate figure within a story. Whether it is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story. Writers use characters to perform the actions and speak dialogue, moving the story along a plot line. A story can have only one character (protagonist) and still be a complete story. This character’s…
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Figurative Language
Figurative language is one type of literary device or technique that authors use to make their writing more interesting or exciting to keep the reader involved. It is a non-literal phrase in meaning, like Billie Eilish used in ‘No time to die’ which she means no time to be dramatic. Figures of speech are an…
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