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Literary devices or literary techniques
Literary devices or literary techniques
* similar to [[Rhetorical devices]] but about literature whereas rhetorical devices regard persuasion
* similar to [[Rhetorical devices]] but about literature whereas rhetorical devices regard persuasion
== Figurative language ==
* figures of speech


== Literary approaches ==
== Literary approaches ==
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* tragedy
* tragedy
* tragicomedy
* tragicomedy
* see [https://examples.yourdictionary.com/basic-types-of-literary-devices.html Basic Types of Literary Devices | YourDictionary]
* see  
** [https://literarydevices.net/ Literary Devices and Literary Terms - The Complete List]
** [https://examples.yourdictionary.com/basic-types-of-literary-devices.html Basic Types of Literary Devices | YourDictionary]
 
=== the difference between... ===
 
==== metaphor and simile ====
 
* both are figures of speech
 
* metaphor
**
 
==== analogy and metaphor ====
 
* analogy is a subset of metaphor
* whereas
** analogy makes a literal (actual) comparison via  the words ''as, like''
** metaphor makes a non-literal direct comparison or parallel connection
 
* analogy
** makes a direct point
** analogy is literal
* metaphor creates emphasis and imagery
** metaphor is abstract
* both can be emotional (feelings) or rational (conceptual)
 
See:
 
* [https://www.breakingcopy.com/analogy-vs-metaphor/#:~:text=A%20metaphor%20employs%20imagery%20to%20arouse%20an%20emotion,a%20point%2C%20an%20analogy%20compares%20two%20dissimilar%20concepts. Analogy vs Metaphor - What Are the Differences and Why?]