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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques Collection

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
These animated shorts introduce or review literary elements and techniques like theme, setting, figurative language, characterization, and conflict. They can be used when students are just learning how to identify the most commonly used...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Imagery

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore the literary technique of imagery to see how sensory language contributes to the meaning and feeling of a poem in this animated video [1:23] from WNET. Discussion questions below help students to further apply their understanding...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Literary Text: Imagery, Metaphor, and Simile

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Writers use sensory imagery ("smelled the salty air"), similes ("like a strong man playing tug-of-war"), and metaphors ("the waves roaring in my ears") to capture the reader's imagination. In this lesson, you will learn how to identify...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Analyzing Poetry for Imagery "Memory"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson focuses on analyzing imagery using the poem "Memory" by Jen Eiserman. [11:17]
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Imagery, Metaphor, and Simile (English Ii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Evaluate the role of imagery, metaphor, and simile in literary nonfiction such as speeches and essays.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Imagery: Simile and Metaphor (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn how to recognize the literary devices of simile and metaphor and understand their roles in poetry and fiction.
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South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Imagine Imagery

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Third graders will dive into the word "imagery," learning what it means and using what they learn to describe a color using all 5 senses.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: General Literary Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The University of Victoria's Writer's Guide includes an extensive list of literary and rhetorical terms. List can be displayed alphabetically.
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Other

Mo Dept. Of Ed.: Analyzing and Evaluating Literary Works

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Lesson plan designed for eleventh graders. Students analyze and evaluate a short story for elements of literary works such as theme, mood, word choice, imagery, tone, and main idea. Includes a student handout and a scoring guide. It...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Imagery Chart [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A short graphic organizer for students in studying the literary element of imagery. Includes a definition and chart with five sections with examples, one for each of the senses.
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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Imagery

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry that defines the term "Imagery."
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Literary Text: Close Reading of Poetry: Practice 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson will help you comprehend the poet's meaning by giving you practice in finding imagery, metaphors, symbolism, and allusions.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Literature & Composition: Appearance vs. Reality

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Elements of Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover how literary techniques like figurative language, imagery, and symbolism contribute to the overall meaning of a poem. Explore how a poet establishes and builds on a theme and the difference between tone and mood. Through a close...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature; American Romanticism: Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on defining the literary terms in American Romanticism. It features a list of terms and an interactive crossword puzzle using them.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Hamlet Symbolism, Imagery, and Allegory

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how Shakespeare using symbolism, imagery and allegory in his play Hamlet.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Animal Farm Analysis: Literary Devices in Animal Farm

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a literary analysis of Animal Farm by George Orwell using the literary devices in the novel including symbolism, imagery, allegory, setting, point of view, genre, tone, writing style, plot analysis and more.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Romeo and Juliet Literary Devices

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an overview of the major literary devices found in Romeo and Juliet.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Imagery

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from The UVic Writer's Guide provides a brief description of the literary term "imagery."
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Anthony Trollope

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Victorian Web features a detailed biography, social and political history, and list of works to information about setting, characterization, themes, and imagery. This site provides a variety of excellent resources on...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Transcendentalism: Key Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: A Midsummer Night's Dream

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will compare and contrast the imagery from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with other works of Shakespeare using online resources.
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Great Expectations (Study Guide)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a workable study guide to Charles Dickens' novel, "Great Expectations." Content includes a synopsis; relevant themes; use of language, imagery, and symbolism; and narrative and structure. Access is restricted to...
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Other

The Poe Decoder: "Fall of the House of Usher"

For Students 9th - 10th
Site from The Poe Decoder offers a link to the complete text of "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe, along with criticisms and essays about themes, imagery, character analysis and more.

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