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Literary devices and terms refers to the typical structures used by writers in their works to convey his or her messages in a simple manner to the readers. When employed properly, the different literary devices help readers to appreciate, interpret and analyze a literary work. Included on the site is a list of literary devices with detailed definition and examples.

The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) webpages about literary theory and criticism.

In this video Tim Nance provides an introduction to literary criticism.

In this video Tim Nance describes deconstruction.

In this video Tim Nance describes feminist criticism.

In this video Tim Nance describes psychological criticism.

In this video Tim Nance describes reader response.

In this video Tim Nance describes historical criticism.