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literary device

literary device noun: an identifiable structure that is employed in literature and storytelling.

Noun

literary device (plural literary devices)

  1. An identifiable structure that is employed in literature and storytelling.

Synonyms of literary device

Forms of literary device

pluralliterary devices

Questions about literary device

What does literary device mean?
Literary device means an identifiable structure that is employed in literature and storytelling.
What part of speech is literary device?
Literary device is a noun.
What is the plural of literary device?
The plural of literary device is literary devices.

Words near literary device in the dictionary

  1. literary
  2. literary agent
  3. literary agents
  4. Literary Chinese
  5. literary criticism
  6. literary device
  7. literary devices
  8. literary executor
  9. literary executors
  10. literary fiction
  11. literary inquisition

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