Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: "Top Twenty Figures of Speech" [Pdf]
This is a two-page PDF of the "Top Twenty Figures of Speech" which provides 20 literary techniques with their definitions from GrammarAbout.com.
City University of New York
Brooklyn College: Melani: Emily Dickinson: Death
This is Emily Dickinson's poem "Because I could not stop for Death" followed by an analysis of the poem.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Short Stories: Instruction Page 2: Short Stories
This lesson focues on plot, irony, and suspense as seen in short stories by Richard Connell and Edgar Allan Poe. It defines each term and provides examples.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Short Stories: "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
This lesson focuses on the short story "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe. It includes links to a Discovery Education video about Edgar Allan Poe (Registration Required), a PoeDecoder page for "The Cask of Amontillado," a...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ninth Literature: Short Stories: "The Necklace"
This lesson focuses on the short story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant. It defines irony and the types of irony and provides links to a PDF text of "The Necklace" and reading questions.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Transcendentalism: Key Terms
This lesson from a unit on American Transcendentalism focuses on key literary terms that fit the writings of the period and an interactive crossword puzzle using the terms and their definitions.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Restoration and Eighteenth Century: Jonathan Swift
This lesson focuses on Jonathan Swift and his use of satire and irony. It features links to Swift's biography, "A Voyage to Lilliput" and "A Voyage to Brobdingnag" texts from Gulliver's Travels, and a handout with questions about the...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Satire
This video lesson focuses on satire including its definition, its purpose, how it works, media examples, and literary examples. Real Player is required.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Review of Dramatic Elements: Practice 4 (English I Reading)
You will be able to recognize the functions of monologue, soliloquy, and dramatic irony in a play.
Other
Seymour Community School District: 10 Rhetorical Devices [Pdf]
A slideshow discussing ten rhetorical devices, with links to examples, in-depth information, and a video. Covers logos, ethos, pathos, analogy, metaphor, irony, personification, rhetorical question, tricolon, and maxims. Presents a...
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Rhetoric & the Story of Corax vs. Tisias
After reading the arugments of each of two lawyers in court, decide who wins.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Dramatic Irony (English I Reading)
This lesson focuses on dramatic irony including what it is, it's purpose, examples in various genre, and a practice exercise. RL.11-12.6 Irony/Satire/etc
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Irony, Sarcasm, and Paradox (English Ii Reading)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn to evaluate the role of irony, paradox, and sarcasm in literary nonfiction such as speeches and essays. It includes the definitions and...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Irony, Sarcasm, Paradox (English I Reading)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will learn to identify and explain the purposes of irony and paradox in poetry. Both of these poetic devices are ways of saying one thing and meaning...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Irony (English Iii Reading)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Learning to read and appreciate irony is the ultimate test of your skill at reading between the lines and can take considerable practice. This lesson will help you acquire...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Close Reading of Prose: Practice 2 (English Ii Reading)
In this lesson, students practice reading closely so that you can identify the choices that help create tone, diction, and irony.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Life and Death
A learning module with short stories, speeches, and poetry exploring the theme of life and death.
British Library
British Library: Wilde's the Importance of Being Earnest: A Close Reading
In this lesson, students will consider several aspects of Oscar Wilde's most popular of comedies, "The Importance of Being Earnest". The success of this play is in part due to its examination of moral principles - in this case, the...
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Irony
This is a glossary entry for the term "Irony" including the definition, the three types, and visual examples.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Satire
This is a glossary entry for the term "Satire" including definitions and examples. Also offers links to more information and examples.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Is Verbal Irony?
In the final of a three part series on irony, Christopher Warner gets into the irony you may use most often and most casually: verbal irony. [3:29]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: In on a Secret? That's Dramatic Irony
Christopher Warner identifies the storytelling device of dramatic irony. [2:50]
Other
Spelling police.com: Irony
Informational site that provides the definition for and examples of irony.
Other
Spelling police.com: Literary Devices
A simple list of literary terms. Click on each for a definition and examples.