This article focuses on a variety of key literary terms used in high school English including their definitions. These terms include flashback, genre, irony, parody, satire, setting, subplot, tone, and symbol.

This page offers a detailed overview of plot, including its various aspects and use in various types of literary works.

A succinct definition of modernism, with examples of authors and styles.

This site from The UVic Writer's Guide provides an excellent overview of character and characterization. Content also explores flat and round characters. RL.9-10.3 Analyzing Characters.

This is a glossary entry for the term "Asyndeton" including definitions, an example, and links to more information.

This is a glossary entry for the term "Kennings" including multiple definitions and examples including links to more examples.

This glossary entry explains the term "Nemesis" including the definitions, background, and an example.

This in an encyclopedia entry for the word "Epilogue." It defines the term, provides background information, and discusses its use in literature and in film.

This is a glossary entry for the term "Anthropomorphism" including definitions, examples, and a link to more information.

This is a glossary entry for the term "Faulty Parallelism" including a definition and the three types of faulty parallelism.

This is a glossary entry for the term "Mood" including a definition and a discussion of mood from "Talkie List Dec 06."

A glossary of literary terms listed by alphabetical order. Many terms contain links to additional information.

This site provides a very detailed definition of the term but does not give any examples. Part of a larger site of literary terms.

This site from The UVic Writer's Guide provides a general description of the literary term "myth."

The University of Victoria's English department gives a comprehensive definition of the "epic" poetic form. Short examples included.

A short definition of the term Heroic Couplet along with a short example from a piece of poetry from Pope's Essay on Criticism.

Online lesson which uses Hansberry's "Raisin in the Sun" to teach the concepts of symbolism and theme in a dramatic work. Students learn the importance and significance of these terms as they study this work and other works of drama....

This is a glossary entry for the term "Pathetic Fallacy" including a definition and literary examples.

This is a glossary entry for the term "Polysyndeton" including a definition and literary examples.

This is a glossary entry for the term "Verisimilitude" including the definition and examples.

This is a glossary entry for the term "Negative Capability" including the definition and a link to an example.

This is a glossary entry for the term "Euphemism" including a definition and examples. L.9-10.5a Figures of Speech

A basic explanation of Marxism as it applies to literary theory. Includes a bibliography.

This site includes a definition of the term naturalism, important characteristics and themes of the literature movement, quotes pertaining to it, links to important figures in naturalism, and further bibliographical information.