One literary device found in the book is the theme of fear of the unknown because throughout the novel, Victor mentions the fact that he feels a presence around them that is quite unsettling. He feels like there is a second shadow around them watching their every step. This adds suspense to the novel and keeps the reader on edge. Another literary device used is dramatic irony when Victor confesses to the reader his love for their distant cousin Elizabeth. This intensifies the conflict because Victor later finds out that Elizabeth and Konrad had been secretly in love which further angers him and fills him with jealousy. He further emphasizes how Konrad gets everything and is superior to him. Another literary device is imagery when Victor states, "Another night spent tossing and turning, shivering and sweating. When awake I lay in the grips of terror; and when I slept, it was only in cruel snatches, and my dreams were foul." He says this weeks after Konrad fell ill. This evokes sympathy in the reader for the characters and shows how much Victor cares for his brother. This causes the reader to care more about the characters and their circumstances.Symbolism is another device seen through Victor and Konrad's father. Throughout the novel, he symbolizes a God-like figure because he is very intelligent, powerful and influential. Everyone in the family looks up to him and takes advice from him. He also embodies hard work and determination which comforts the family through tough times. Finally, personification is another device used in the novel shown through "And for a moment the book seemed not a book at all but a living body, and instead of paper, I glimpsed pulsing viscera and blood and organs. I blinked again, not trusting my vision. But-and this was most strange and repulsive-the book seemed to emanate the smell of a slaughterhouse, of entrails and offal." This was when Mr. Polidori was using alchemy to try to restore the markings on the burned pages of the book containing the recipe of the Elixir of Life. It looked very similar to a surgery and through Victor's imagination, he thought it was a real live surgery of a person. This shows the mystery and darkness surrounding the practice of alchemy and reveals a parallel between real science and alchemy itself.