Handout
Ohio Department of Education

A Glossary of Literary Terms

For Students 7th - 11th Standards
If you're tired of defining allusion, onomatopoeia, and satire for your language arts students, hand out a complete list of literary devices to keep the terms straight. Each term includes a definition that is easy to understand and...
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Curated OER

Poetic Elements

For Students 9th - 12th
Poetry is all about sound and rhythm. The sound of the words, the rhythm of the lines, and the emotional atmosphere created by these elements and the literary devices poets use, compress whole stories into a few stanzas. The specialized...
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Other

Dave's Guide to Speech Writing: An Overview of the National Forensics League

For Students 9th - 10th
Sight contains an overview of NFL, including an explanation of categories, points, and degrees.
Handout
Other

Oxymorons

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Fifty-one oxymorons and a writing sample using the literary device throughout. Interesting and funny resource for learning oxymorons. Shows examples of oxymorons we use in everyday speech.