The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

Ursula K. Le Guin

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Literary Devices

See key examples and analysis of the literary devices Ursula K. Le Guin uses in The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, along with the quotes, themes, symbols, and characters related to each device.

Allegory 1 key example

Foreshadowing 2 key examples

Frame Story 1 key example

Genre 1 key example

Imagery 3 key examples

Irony 1 key example

Mood 1 key example

Pathos 1 key example

Setting 1 key example

Similes 1 key example

Situational Irony 1 key example

Style 1 key example

Tone 1 key example

Verbal Irony 1 key example

The Darkness

Allegory

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