The Necklace

Guy de Maupassant

The Necklace Literary Devices

See key examples and analysis of the literary devices Guy de Maupassant uses in The Necklace, along with the quotes, themes, symbols, and characters related to each device.

Allusions 1 key example

Dramatic Irony 1 key example

Foreshadowing 1 key example

Genre 1 key example

Imagery 1 key example

Irony 2 key examples

Metaphors 1 key example

Mood 1 key example

Personification 1 key example

Setting 1 key example

Similes 1 key example

Situational Irony 1 key example

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