The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea Literary Devices

See key examples and analysis of the literary devices Ernest Hemingway uses in The Old Man and the Sea, along with the quotes, themes, symbols, and characters related to each device.

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Allegory 1 key example

Alliteration 1 key example

Dialect 1 key example

Genre 1 key example

Hyperbole 1 key example

Imagery 4 key examples

Irony 2 key examples

Mood 1 key example

Personification 2 key examples

Setting 1 key example

Similes 7 key examples

Situational Irony 2 key examples

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