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Literary devices and terms are the techniques and elements—from figures of speech to narrative devices to poetic meters—that writers use to create narrative literature, poetry, speeches, or …

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What's the Function of Point of View in Literature? Point of view is the means by which an author relays either one or a multiplicity of perspectives about the events of their story.

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