"literary device" meaning in English

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          "name": "Literature",
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          "literature",
          "literature"
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          "rule of thumb",
          "rule of thumb"
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          "structure",
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        "(literature) An identifiable rule of thumb, convention, or structure that is employed in literature and storytelling."
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          "word": "literary technique"
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        "media",
        "publishing"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "convention in literature",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "recurs literari"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wénxué shǒuduàn",
          "sense": "convention in literature",
          "word": "文學手段 /文学手段"
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          "roman": "wénxué shǒufǎ",
          "sense": "convention in literature",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "convention in literature",
          "word": "kirjallinen tehokeino"
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "convention in literature",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "recurso literario"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "emca'í sifrutí",
          "sense": "convention in literature",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "אמצעי ספרותי"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "literatúrnyj prijóm",
          "sense": "convention in literature",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "литерату́рный приём"
        }
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        "literary device"
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        "(literature) An identifiable rule of thumb, convention, or structure that is employed in literature and storytelling."
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "convention in literature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "recurs literari"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wénxué shǒuduàn",
      "sense": "convention in literature",
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wénxué shǒufǎ",
      "sense": "convention in literature",
      "word": "文學手法 /文学手法"
    },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "convention in literature",
      "word": "kirjallinen tehokeino"
    },
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "convention in literature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "recurso literario"
    },
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      "lang": "Hebrew",
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      "sense": "convention in literature",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "אמצעי ספרותי"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "literatúrnyj prijóm",
      "sense": "convention in literature",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "литерату́рный приём"
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