Writers choose these devices to influence the response of the reader, or to help communicate an idea or point of view. We can use our knowledge of literary devices to interpret or analyse not only ...

6. Litotes This is one of my favorite literary devices, and it goes all the way back to Anglo Saxon poetry of the 900s. It’s the use of understatement to underscore a point. One of the most ...

Writers choose these devices to influence the response of the reader, or to help communicate an idea or point of view. We can use our knowledge of literary devices to interpret or analyse not only ...