The Secret History

Donna Tartt

The Secret History Literary Devices

See key examples and analysis of the literary devices Donna Tartt uses in The Secret History, along with the quotes, themes, symbols, and characters related to each device.

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Allusions 5 key examples

Dramatic Irony 1 key example

Flashbacks 1 key example

Foreshadowing 2 key examples

Frame Story 1 key example

Genre 1 key example

Hyperbole 1 key example

Imagery 4 key examples

Irony 3 key examples

Metaphors 3 key examples

Mood 1 key example

Motifs 1 key example

Personification 2 key examples

Setting 1 key example

Similes 7 key examples

Situational Irony 3 key examples

Style 1 key example

Tone 1 key example

Verbal Irony 1 key example

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