Billy Budd

Herman Melville

Billy Budd Literary Devices

See key examples and analysis of the literary devices Herman Melville uses in Billy Budd, along with the quotes, themes, symbols, and characters related to each device.

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Allegory 1 key example

Allusions 9 key examples

Dramatic Irony 1 key example

Foil 1 key example

Foreshadowing 3 key examples

Genre 1 key example

Irony 2 key examples

Metaphors 1 key example

Mood 1 key example

Personification 2 key examples

Setting 1 key example

Similes 7 key examples

Situational Irony 1 key example

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