The three literary devices are imagery, symbolism and foreshadowing. However, these literary devices can be linked to each story. The death of Ivan Ilyich is a great foreshadowing. “His pain was buried in a deep, narrow black sack.” (Tolstoy p. 145) The black bag signifies death and the pain buried in the bag foreshadows his feelings and these will become his death. A white heron launches into the imagery of the literary device. Imagining things in stories and making them into things is actually in the story. “I looked at the sea and the morning together” (Jewett p. 113) Finally, Why the turtle's shell was not smooth, the literary device used is symbolism. “We know you too well.” (Achebe p. 260) The birds knew the turtle was bad, but the turtle deceived