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Read Works

Read Works: Welcome Back!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares advice about how to make the first day of school a great one. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Literature: Personification

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains what personification is and gives examples. Includes links to related articles on symbolism, elements of rhetoric, fables, figure of speech, and allegory.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Similes [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
This printable worksheet tutorial tests your knowledge of writing snow similes.
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Other

Short Story Elements

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Geared toward high school students, this site contains many notes and links on the aspects of short story, figurative language, and figures of speech.
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Other

St. Edward's University: Devices: Assonance/consonance

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Defines and compares the use of assonance and consonance in poetry, with examples.
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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Literary Terms F R

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The second of three pages of simple definitions for literary terms. This page, F - R, covers forty-seven terms from "Fable," to "Romance."
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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Hyperbaton

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry for the figure of speech "Hyperbaton" including definitions from two sources.
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Quia

Quia: Rags to Riches: Idioms From Context

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
In this interactive, "millionaire-style" game, students read passages with idioms in them. Then they will select the correct explanation for each idiom.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Cliches: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lessons introduces cliches and discusses their use. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Cliches."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Idioms

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This slideshow lesson introduces idioms.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Poetry

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A six-part learning module with links to texts and videos on figurative language in poetry.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Idioms, Adages, Proverbs

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A six-part learning module with links to texts and videos to use while learning about idioms, adages, and proverbs.
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Other

Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Onomatopoeias

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn that onomatopoeias are words that imitate sounds. Using them can enhance writing and poetry.
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Other

Hoocher: Figures of Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list of figures of speech and their definitions with examples from literature.
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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Hyperbole

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry for the figure of speech "Hyperbole" including a definition and examples.