The Importance of Being Earnest

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Oscar Wilde

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The Importance of Being Earnest Literary Devices

See key examples and analysis of the literary devices Oscar Wilde uses in The Importance of Being Earnest, along with the quotes, themes, symbols, and characters related to each device.

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Allusions 3 key examples

Dramatic Irony 6 key examples

Foreshadowing 4 key examples

Genre 1 key example

Irony 8 key examples

Metaphors 1 key example

Mood 1 key example

Paradox 4 key examples

Parody 1 key example

Satire 1 key example

Setting 1 key example

Similes 1 key example

Situational Irony 5 key examples

Style 1 key example

Tone 1 key example