Literary Devices Used In Lamb To The Slaughter

From all the short stories we read in class, the best one from a literary perspective is “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl. In this story, there are many literary devices used, which truly bring the story to life. Specifically, the author used a lot of imagery. Dahl employs an auditory image to describe Patrick's return from work: Mary hears the car tires on the stones, the car door closing, and his footsteps outside. Imagery helps create a visual representation of what is happening in the story. Similarly, another literary device the author used is irony. The lamb’s leg used to kill Patrick was eaten by the two detectives. While eating it, one says, “It’s probably right under our noses.” referring to the murder weapon. This is also an