Atonement

Ian McEwan

Atonement Literary Devices

See key examples and analysis of the literary devices Ian McEwan uses in Atonement, along with the quotes, themes, symbols, and characters related to each device.

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Allusions 4 key examples

Dramatic Irony 2 key examples

Flashbacks 1 key example

Foil 1 key example

Foreshadowing 3 key examples

Frame Story 1 key example

Genre 1 key example

Imagery 3 key examples

Irony 2 key examples

Metaphors 7 key examples

Mood 1 key example

Motifs 10 key examples

Personification 3 key examples

Setting 1 key example

Similes 9 key examples

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