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I will skip the pre-info and dive right into it.

What Is a Literary Device?

is a tool used by writers to hint at larger themes, ideas, and meaning in a story or piece of writing

The List of Literary Devices:

Allegory. Allegory is a literary device used to express large, complex ideas in an approachable manner. Allegory allows writers to create some distance between themselves and the issues they are discussing, especially when those issues are strong critiques of political or societal realities.

Allusion. An allusion is a popular literary device used to develop characters, frame storylines, and help create associations to well-known works. Allusions can reference anything from Victorian fairy tales and popular culture to the Bible and the Bard. Take the popular expression “Bah humbug”—an allusion that references Charles Dickens’ novella A Christmas Carol. The phrase, which is often used to express dissatisfaction, is associated with the tale’s curmudgeonly character, Ebenezer Scrooge.

Anachronism. Imagine reading a story about a caveman who microwaves his dinner, or watching a film adaptation of a Jane Austen novel in which the characters text each other instead of writing letters. These circumstances are examples of anachronisms, or an error in chronology—the kind that makes audiences raise their eyebrows or do a double-take. Sometimes anachronisms are true blunders; other times, they’re used intentionally to add humor or to comment on a specific time period in history.

Cliffhanger. It’s a familiar feeling: You’re on minute 59 of an hour-long television episode, and the protagonist is about to face the villain—and then episode cuts to black. Known as a cliffhanger, this plot device marks the end of a section of a narrative with the express purpose of keeping audiences engaged in the story.

Dramatic Irony. Remember the first time you read or watched Romeo and Juliet? The tragic ending of this iconic story exemplifies dramatic irony: The audience knows that the lovers are each alive, but neither of the lovers knows that the other is still alive. Each drinks their poison without knowing what the audience knows. Dramatic irony is used to great effect in literature, film, and television.

Extended Metaphor. Extended metaphors build evocative images into a piece of writing and make prose more emotionally resonant. Examples of extended metaphor can be found across all forms of poetry and prose. Learning to use extended metaphors in your own work will help you engage your readers and improve your writing.

Foreshadowing. At its core, storytelling has one ambition: to capture and sustain your reader’s attention and keep them reading your story. Foreshadowing, or slyly indicating a future event, is one technique a writer can use to create and build suspense.

Humor. Humor brings people together and has the power to transform how we think about the world. Of course, not everyone is adept at being funny—particularly in their writing. Making people laugh takes some skill and finesse, and, because so much relies on instinct, is harder to teach than other techniques. However, all writers can benefit from learning more about how humor functions in writing.

Imagery. If you’ve practiced or studied creative writing, chances are you’ve encountered the expression “paint a picture with words.” In poetry and literature, this is known as imagery: the use of figurative language to evoke a sensory experience in the reader. When a poet uses descriptive language well, they play to the reader’s senses, providing them with sights, tastes, smells, sounds, internal and external feelings, and even deep emotion. The sensory details in imagery bring works to life.

Irony. Irony is an oft-misunderstood literary device that hinges on opposites: what things are on the surface, and what they end up actually being. Many learn about dramatic irony through works of theater like Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet or Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex. When deployed with skill, irony is a powerful tool that adds depth and substance to a piece of writing.

Metaphor, Simile, and Analogy. Metaphors, similes, and analogies are three techniques used in speech and writing to make comparisons. Each is used in a different way, and differentiating between the three can get a little tricky: For example, a simile is actually a subcategory of metaphor, which means all similes are metaphors, but not all metaphors are similes. Knowing the similarities and differences between metaphor, simile, and analogy can help you identify which is best to use in any scenario and help make your writing stronger.

Motif. A motif is a repeated element that has symbolic significance to a story. Sometimes a motif is a recurring image. Sometimes it’s a repeated word or phrase or topic. A motif can be a recurrent situation or action. It can be a sound or a smell or a temperature or a color. The defining aspect is that a motif repeats, and through this repetition, a motif helps to illuminate the central ideas, themes, and deeper meaning of the story in which it appears.

Motif vs. Symbol. Both motifs and symbols are used across artistic mediums: Painters, sculptors, playwrights, and musicians all use motifs and symbols in their respective art forms. And while they are similar literary terms, “motif” and “symbol” are not synonyms.

Oxymoron. An oxymoron is a figure of speech: a creative approach to language that plays with meaning and the use of words in a non-literal sense. This literary device combines words with contradictory definitions to coin a new word or phrase (think of the idiom “act naturally”—how can you be your natural self if you’re acting?). The incongruity of the resulting statement allows writers to play with language and meaning.

Paradox. “This sentence is a lie.” This self-referential statement is an example of a paradox—a contradiction that questions logic. In literature, paradoxes can elicit humor, illustrate themes, and provoke readers to think critically.

Personification. In writing, figurative language—using words to convey a different meaning outside the literal one—helps writers express themselves in more creative ways. One popular type of figurative language is personification: assigning human attributes to a non-human entity or inanimate object in an effort to express a point or idea in a more colorful, imaginative way.

Satire. Satire is so prevalent in pop culture that most of us are already very familiar with it, even if we don’t always realize it. Satire is an often-humorous way of poking fun at the powers that be. Sometimes, it is created with the goal to drive social change. Satire can be part of any work of culture, art, or entertainment—it has a long history, and it is as relevant today as it was in ancient Rome.

Situational Irony. Irony: it’s clear as mud. Theorists quibble about the margins of what constitutes irony, but situational irony is all around us—from humorous news headlines to the shock twists in a book or TV show. This type of irony is all about the gap between our expectations and reality, and it can make a memorable and powerful impression when we encounter it.

Suspense. No matter what type of story you’re telling, suspense is a valuable tool for keeping a reader’s attention and interest. Building suspense involves withholding information and raising key questions that pique readers’ curiosity. Character development plays a big role in generating suspense; for example, if a character’s desire is not fulfilled by the end of the book, the story will not feel complete for the reader.

Symbolism. An object, concept, or word does not have to be limited to a single meaning. When you see red roses growing in a garden, what comes to mind? Perhaps you think literally about the rose—about its petals, stem, and thorns, or even about its stamen and pistil as a botanist might. But perhaps your mind goes elsewhere and starts thinking about topics like romance, courtship, and Valentine’s Day. Why would you do this? The reason, of course, is that over the course of many generations, a rose’s symbolic meaning has evolved to include amorous concepts.

Verisimilitude. Verisimilitude (pronounced ve-ri-si-mi-li-tude) is a theoretical concept that determines the semblance of truth in an assertion or hypothesis. It is also an essential tenet of fiction writing. Verisimilitude helps to encourage a reader’s willing suspension of disbelief. When using verisimilitude in writing, the goal is to be credible and convincing.

Vignette. A writer’s job is to engage readers through words. Vignettes—poetic slices-of-life—are a literary device that brings us deeper into a story. Vignettes step away from the action momentarily to zoom in for a closer examination of a particular character, concept, or place. Writers use vignettes to shed light on something that wouldn’t be visible in the story’s main plot.

I’ll make a post going into each of them individually in more detail later on!

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Karl would initially just walk into the room, excited to share some more stuff he found. He would stop in his tracks when he sees his daughter curled up into a ball on her bed. Karl would immediately realize what’s going on and say something like “do you need some painkillers? A hot pad maybe?”

“Mom is getting those” she’d mumble as her mom would walk in and give her daughter what she needs.

She would then look up at Karl with her signature puppy eyes and go “I do want some chocolate, but we’re out of it. Oh, and some strawberries with whipped cream on top. I also want a bag of chips, no, make it two. And some hot chocolate from Starbucks”.

Karl would immediately take mental notes of everything and he would get it. No questions asked. Anything his princess wants. Poor metal baby would try to keep calm for his daughter’s sake, but he would be freaking out. He’s been like that all her life. He always freaks out when she’s in pain.

Knowing Karl, he would get a lot more than what she asked, just in case. Once he reaches home, he goes straight to her room. Doesn’t even bother to take off his coat or hat. In her room, she’s cuddling her mom and watching some Disney movies (or anything really). His wife would find it absolutely endearing, seeing him do all these things for his daughter.

Masquerade Ball: Karl Heisenberg x Female Reader

He pulls out and reenters your eager hole with a rough thrust, urging a low moan from you. The very air from your lungs is robbed from you again and again as he fucks you senseless.

You arch your hips higher, meeting his thrusts with a gasp of pleasure.

Heisenberg is a force to be reckoned with. How fortunate for you. His nails tear into the skin at your hips, leaving marks in their wake. The pain is so delicious.

You aren't sure if he wants to fuck you or devour you, but what you do know is that you like it.

No, you desire it.

Pleasure washes over you in waves; the evidence of your orgasms drips onto your heated skin, and the floor as your hole tightens around his thick cock.

Fuck does Heisenberg feel good. Drool leaks from your mouth and onto the table as he thrusts tirelessly into you.

“Please,” you beg.

Heisenberg laughs.

“Do you want mercy, pet?”

You nod in agreement. Your hole is sore. And why? Because you trespassed on Heisenberg's territory.

You heard stories about him, about how vicious he could be, and yet you wanted to see the monster he could become - the lycan.

You've been his pet for weeks, and the only thing you've seen is how durable your body is.

A sharp pain suddenly tears through your arm as Heisenberg sinks his teeth into your tender flesh. His tongue traces the wound, making it burn. You cry out in pain.

And it's enough.

Heisenberg grunts as he orgasms, spurting warm cum into you. Some of it oozes out when he pulls his cock from you, and for a moment, you think he's going to eat you alive.

You always do.

But again, he doesn't.

Instead, he turns you around and grins at your exhausted appearance.

“That's enough for today,” he declares.

You sigh in bliss. “Thank you.”

Heisenberg leans down and kisses your swollen lips. You return the favor with glee.

Karl *reading a note*: “Our love, which was already great, will become even greater, because now we are not two, we are three”

Donna: So?

Since he's canonically not a dilf, my friend refers to him as an uilf and I hate it. This fix is specifically made to fix that.

Karl Heisenberg x Reader

Warnings for talk of a pregnant reader! The reader is written as gender-neutral but pregnant.

Soul swapping au Karl x fem!reader (inspired by Your Name)

Warnings: definitely some typos, so just ignore those

Y/N pov As the alarm went off, Y/N reached out her hand, a sigh leaving her lips “ugh, here we go again” she said, more to herself. It was still dark outside, but she could see the snowy trees from the window. A shiver went down her spine as she pulled the blanket higher, not wanting to get out of the bed. “It must be really cold outside” she said as she stepped out of the bed. She dragged herself to the bathroom, chuckling as she saw her mirror reflection “my hair really is a mess”. After she got out, she took her time picking a warm outfit. Her hand reached for the blue sweater. It was freshly washed and smelled like spring. At least something could remind her of the warm days. As she was getting ready for the day, she looked out the window again and could see the dawn breaking in. The sun was gently kissing the snow. Y/N found herself staring for a while, losing the track of time. When she snapped out of it, she realized she was already running late. There was no more time to admire the nature. She quickly ran to the kitchen, eating something while making some coffee. With the most important drink of the day ready, she headed for the door. And with that she stepped into the cold snow, leaving behind the warmth of her apartment. Karl pov He woke up abruptly, his head shooting up, the bag under his eyes heavily visible. One of his experiments decided to be too loud, again. Or was it because he fell asleep on his desk? Either way, he was awake, but not by choice and with a terrible sore neck on top of everything.

mama’s gorls….