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    JUNE 6, 2014 by S. ALEX MARTIN 33 COMMENTS WRITER'S HELP

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    5 Basic Literary Devices ThatWill Deepen Your Fiction

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    knowthebasicelementsofstories.Firstyouhaveyour

    characters,thenyouhaveplacesforthosecharacterstogo,and

    thenyouhavethingsforthecharacterstodo.Nowletstakea

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    HowtoStructureYourStory

    HowtoStructureScenes

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    CharacterArcs

    MostCommonWritingMistakes

    WritingInspiration

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    deeperlook.Howcanyouadddepthtoyourcharacters,

    settings,andevents?Theanswerissimple:developliterary

    deviceswithinyourstory.

    Easiersaidthandone,right?Noworries.Herearesomeeffectiveliterary

    devicesthatwilltransformyourreadersfrompageskimmersintofullblown

    storyanalyzers.

    Literary Device #1: Foil and MirrorCharactersThisisarguablythesimplestofthedevices.Foilcharacterssharefeworno

    valuesortraits.Maybeonecharacterislazyandboring,andhisbestfriendis

    energeticandagogetter.Thesearefoilcharacters.Putthemtogether,and

    theyllhighlighteachothersstrengthsandweaknesses.Themostcommon

    foilcharactersaretheheroesandvillains,whostandfordifferentvaluesand

    wanttoachieveseparategoals.

    Mirrorcharactersareusedforasimilarpurpose.Theytendtoshareseveral

    qualitiesandareusedtocomplementandhighlighteachotherstraits.

    Commonmirrorcharactersembarkonparallelplots,sometimestoachievea

    singlegoal,whichteststhemandhighlightstheirtraitsindifferentways.

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    Literary Device #2: Static and DynamicCharactersHavingavarietyofcharactersbringsflavoranddepthtoeverystory,butyou

    dontneedtodiveintothelivesofeverycharacterinthestory,showingevery

    flawtheycouldpossiblyhave,andexplainingtheirfamilyhistoriesindetail.

    Youdontknowthelivesofeverypersonyoumeet.Someyoupassonthe

    streetandneverseeagain,someyouengageinsmalltalk,andsomebecome

    yourfriends.

    Storiesarethesameway.Somecharacterswillbestatic:background

    characterswhoservebasicroles.Mostlikelytheyarestrangerstothemain

    cast.Theydonthavearcs,andreadersusuallywontgrowattachedtothem.

    Dynamiccharactersarethepeopleattheforefrontofthestory.These

    charactersexperiencethemostchangethroughoutthestories.Villainswho

    growtohaveremorse,heroeswhoundergotragedy.Thesecharacterswillbe

    themostdeveloped.Theywillformfriendshipsandservemajorrolesinthe

    eventsofthestory.Readersrelatetodynamiccharactersbecausetheirtraits

    aremuchmoredevelopedonemotionallevels.

    Literary Device #3: Symbolism

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  • Attachmeaningtoobjects.Thingsrepresentotherthings,usuallysocietal,

    emotional,orpersonal.Countryflags,theAmericanEagle,theHolyLand,the

    NileRiver,andmore.Theseallcontainmeaning.Peoplelookatthese

    objectsandseetheircountry,orpride,orlifesustenance.Thereare

    thousandsofmeanings.Death,freedom,sacrifice,love,repentance,

    forgiveness,mercy,help,savior,bravery,treacherythelistgoesonandon.

    Attachmeaningstoobjects.Groundthatintoyourstory.Makeitconcrete.

    Symbolismwillimprovethequalitybecauseitcancropupatcertainpointsto

    remindthemaincharacterswhattheybelieveinandarefightingfor.

    Literary Device #4: Repetition of IdeasRepeatingcertaineventsorstructureswillalwayshelpgroundtruthand

    realityintoyourstory.Thingsthathappenmorethanoncewillnotgo

    unnoticedbyreaders,sousethattoyouradvantageandmakethosethings

    important.

    Literary Device #5: Parallelism ofEventsParallelismismypersonalfavoritestoryelement.Why?Becauseparallelism

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  • makeslightbulbsgooff.Heresaprimeexample:inHarryPotterandthe

    DeathlyHallows,weretoldtheTaleoftheThreeBrothers.Thefirstbrother

    diedforpower,theseconddiedforlostlove,andthethirdgreeteddeathlike

    anoldfriend.Well,lookattheSecondWar.Voldemortsoughtultimatepower

    anddiedasaresult.Snapediedforlostlove(LilyPotterdiedatVoldemorts

    hand).Harrywalkedintotheforest,readytodie,readytogreetdeathforthe

    benefitofall.

    Parallelismcanalsobebetweenevents,characters,settings,and

    dialogue.Thereisnolimit.Youcaneasilyforeshadowsomethingusing

    parallelismifyouaneventearlyonthatleadstoasimilarpointlaterinthe

    story.Readerswillbeabletoanalyzeeventsandmakeconnectionstoother

    partsofthestory.Becauseparallelismallowsforsomuchflexibilityinthe

    plot,youcanweavemultipleeventstogether.

    Havefunwiththeseimportantliterarydevices,andmostofall,becreative!

    Tell me your opinion:What are some of yourfavoriteliterary devices? Do you have any others toadd?

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