Use Of Language In Dante's Inferno

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Imagery/Language of Dante’s Inferno In the story Dante’s Inferno the author of the story uses many different literary devices in the book. One example of a literary device in the book would be symbolism. The author uses it at many different points of the book, where at one point in the book it shows “ mantled in rays of that bright planet that shows the road to everyone, whatever our journey”(Dante 3.14-15). The quote shows that the bright planet means something to all the people, as it shows them the path to being successful on their journeys. Another example of a literary device would be a simile. The author often adds similes to the book many times, one example of a simile would be “our weight like solid ground; and after that I passed

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