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Study Guide: Literary Terms: English 11
This is a glossary of literary terms designed for English 11: semester 1 and semester 2.
Other
Goucher College: A Glossary of Terms Essential to Describing Literature
An exhaustive list of literary terms and techniques with explanations that often include examples, prepared for a college-level survey course in English literature.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Literature & Composition: Appearance vs. Reality
This is an introduction to the literary theme of appearance vs. reality using Hamlet, a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It features a list of key terms including literary devices and dramatic terms; essential questions including how the...
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Travis Unified School District: Figurative Language Terms in Julius Caesar [Pdf]
A one-page chart listing figurative language terms used in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, along with definitions and examples.
Other
St. Edward's University: Devices: Assonance/consonance
Defines and compares the use of assonance and consonance in poetry, with examples.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understatement/overstatement (English I Reading)
A learning module that teaches students to recognize hyperbole and understatement as literary devices in five modules: Introduction, Recognizing Hyperbole and Understanding Its Purpose, Identifying Hyperbole in Poetry, Recognizing...
University of Kentucky
Kentucky Classics: A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms With Examples
Rhetorical terms are defined on this site by the Kentucky Division of Classics. With sentence examples of each in English and Greek. Also related links to Perseus.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Stairway to Heaven Examining Metaphor in Popular Music
Contains plans for two lessons that ask students to make connections between literary texts and popular culture texts like song lyrics. After checking popular culture texts for literary elements, these elements are then examined in...
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Representative Poetry Online
A glossary of literary terms, primarily dealing with poetry, with definitions.
abcteach
Abcteach: Personification Form [Pdf]
Form reinforces the concept of personification with examples and room for students to create their own.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Rhythm and Rhyme
This is a glossary entry for the terms "Rhythm" and Rhyme" including the definition of each and literary examples of each.
Virtual Salt
Handbook of Rhetorical Devices: Analogy
Defines analogy. Also explains the reasoning behind the multiple levels of comparisons within an analogy. Includes examples and quotes from famous authors.
TES Global
Blendspace: Reading Assessment Terms
A learning module that includes ten links to videos, websites, and assessments that review literary terms such as poetic devices, figurative language, literary elements, literary terms, and more.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Analyzing Poetry [Pdf]
This resource explains how to analyze a poem for its subject, narrator, tone, diction, and more. "Open" and "closed" poems are defined. Explanation are provided for "metrical feet" and "rhyme scheme" in poetry. William Shakespeare's "My...
Other
Lit Charts: Stream of Consciousness
Explains what is meant by the term 'stream of consciousness' and where it originated. The characteristics of stream of consciousness are described, its history in literature, how it differs from 'interior monologue,' and examples of its...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Their Eyes Were Watching God
This video [4:00] from the American Masters film Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun examines Zora Neale Hurston and her famous novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God." In this resource, students delve into the novel's title in greater...
Emory University
Emory University Writing Center: Ambiguity
Site defines the term ambiguity. Offers explanations of different types of ambiguity, quotes and examples.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Understatement
This is an encyclopedia entry for the word "Understatement." It defines the term, provides background information about it, and offers references.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Theme
This is a glossary entry for the term "Theme" including a definition and an example.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Caesura
This is a glossary entry for the term "Caesura" including a definition and an example.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Ambiguity Chart [Pdf]
A graphic organizer for learning and applying understanding of the literary element of ambiguity. Includes sections in which you list the ambiguity from a given text and its possible interpretations.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Oxymorons
This slideshow focuses on oxymoron by defining the term, discussing its purpose, and providing examples. L.9-10.5a Figures of Speech
Other
Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms
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.