"literary device" meaning in English

See literary device in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: literary devices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} literary device (plural literary devices)
  1. (literature) An identifiable rule of thumb, convention, or structure that is employed in literature and storytelling. Wikipedia link: literary device Categories (topical): Literature Synonyms: literary technique Translations (convention in literature): recurs literari [masculine] (Catalan), 文學手段 (Chinese Mandarin), 文学手段 (wénxué shǒuduàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 文學手法 (Chinese Mandarin), 文学手法 (wénxué shǒufǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), kirjallinen tehokeino (Finnish), recurso literario [masculine] (Galician), אמצעי ספרותי (emca'í sifrutí) [masculine] (Hebrew), литерату́рный приём (literatúrnyj prijóm) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-literary_device-en-noun-gYSZry1t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew terms with redundant script codes Topics: literature, media, publishing

Inflected forms

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