THE USAGE OF DIFFERENT STYLISTIC DEVICES IN "A ROSE FOR EMILY" BY WILLIAM FAULKNER

Using literal language in a unique way shows the great ability of author in creating masterpieces. This paper highlights a stylistic analysis of "A Rose for Emily", a short story by William Faulkner which is a bright example of literalism. The work consists some information about the author and his work, then the description of stylistic devices and analysis of various types of them. This analysis is done by adopting outstanding researchers’ approaches to analyze the author’s work and stylistic devices. Moreover, the function of them and their importance of increasing the artistic value of the work is also mentioned.