Literary techniques are standardized methods an author can use in order to convey a message through his or her writing.
An author uses what are known as literary devices which are narrative techniques that add texture, energy, and excitement to the narrative, appeal to the reader's imagination, and convey information.
Literay techniques include: Allusion.
Diction.
Epigraph.
Euphemism.
Foreshadowing.
Imagery.
Metaphor.