As novelists, we have countless tools and literary devices at our disposal to enhance the complexity and intrigue of our written work–sometimes so many tools that we forget about all of them!
Here is a non exhaustive list of various literary devices and examples of how they have been used in prior pieces of literature. It is our hope that seeing a detailed explanation of each, along with real-life examples from classic pieces of literature, that you will get inspiration on how to incorporate such devices in your own work.