Literary Devices for Fiction Writers

About this tool

This printable reference guide covers the essential rhetorical and literary devices every fiction writer needs, from anaphora and chiasmus to zeugma and everything between. Each entry is built for practical use: a plain-English definition, a wrong/right example using the same scene and characters, a rule you can apply in under a minute, and a craft note that adds the nuance textbooks leave out.

Designed in the warm cream Daelin Light aesthetic — easy on the eyes and beautiful on your desk or tablet — this guide is made to live beside your manuscript, not on a shelf.