This is an alphabetical word list of literary devices, from Allegory to Zeugma!
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A
Allegory
Alliteration
Allusion
Anachronism
Analogy
Anaphora
Antagonist
Antihero
Archetype
Assonance
Asyndeton
B
Bildungsroman
C
Cacophony
Catharsis
Chiasmus
Cliché
Cliffhanger
Climax
Comedy
Conflict
Connotation
D
Denotation
Deus ex machina
Dialogue
Diction
Dramatic irony
E
Elegy
Epiphany
Epitaph
Euphemism
F
Figure of speech
First-person
Flashback
Foil
Foreshadowing
H
Hero
Hyperbole
I
Imagery
In media res
Irony
J
Juxtaposition
L
Litotes
M
Metaphor
Metonymy
Mood
Motif
O
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
P
Paradox
Parallelism
Personification
Plot twist
Point of view
Polysyndeton
Protagonist
Pun
R
Red herring
Repetition
Rhetorical question
Rhyme
S
Satire
Second-person
Simile
Soliloquy
Symbol
Symbolism
Synecdoche
Syntax
T
Theme
Third-person
Tone
Tragedy
U
Understatement
V
Verbal irony
Verisimilitude
Z
Zeugma