The Oval Portrait

Edgar Allan Poe

The Oval Portrait Literary Devices

See key examples and analysis of the literary devices Edgar Allan Poe uses in The Oval Portrait, along with the quotes, themes, symbols, and characters related to each device.

Allusions 2 key examples

Foreshadowing 1 key example

Genre 1 key example

Irony 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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