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Literary Devices in Of Mice and Men: Foreshadowing & Irony

Explore how foreshadowing and dramatic irony are used in John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men to hint at future events and create contrast between reader and character knowledge. Visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, and gustatory imagery are also employed to enhance storytelling.

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Literary Devices in Of Mice and Men: Foreshadowing & Irony

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  1. Literary Devices Of Mice and Men

  2. To present an indication of what will happen in the future • Hints as to what will happen later in a story Foreshadowing

  3. Irony that occurs when the reader (or audience) knows more than the characters in the story • Words and actions have a different meaning for the reader than for the characters Dramatic irony

  4. The use of vivid or figurative language to represent the way someone or something looks Visual imagery

  5. The use of vivid or figurative language to represent the way something sounds Auditory Imagery

  6. The use of vivid or figurative language to represent the smell of something Olfactory imagery

  7. The use of vivid or figurative language to represent touch or feeling of something Tactile imagery

  8. The use of vivid or figurative language to represent the way something tastes Gustatory imagery

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