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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Discovering Irony [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief PDF worksheet in which students can assess the irony in a given piece of literature. They will document the type of irony, an example from the text, and its effect on the reader as indicated by the boxes.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: The Virtual Classroom Glossary of Literary Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Glossary of Literary Terms provided by the University of Cambridge Faculty of English. Seventy terms are included, and they are given between one sentence and a paragraph of explanation each.
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Vancouver Island University

Vancouver Island University: Literary Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Site contains a list of literary terms, including the word "characterization." Basic but accurate definitions are easy to understand.
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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: High School English Literary Terms

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

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

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This short definition of Soliloquy compares it with a similar literary convention, the "aside."
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Prediction and Inference Terms Test

For Students 7th Standards
A test with five matching questions and 4 multiple choice questions over the following literary terms: prediction, inference, suspense, foreshadowing, character, character traits, motivation, denotation, and connotation.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Prediction and Inference Terms Match

For Students 7th Standards
Race against the clock while matching each literary text term with its definition. Terms include: prediction, inference, suspense, foreshadowing, character, character traits, motivation, denotation, and connotation.
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Prediction and Inference Terms Flashcards

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Eight flashcards on literary terms including: prediction, inference, suspense, foreshadowing, character, character traits, motivation, denotation, and connotation.
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Teaching Channel

Teaching Channel: Exploring Poetic Elements

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This is a teacher demonstrating and discussing teaching students poetic elements: learning the literary terms, their definitions, and how to apply the information when analyzing poetry.
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Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms: Genre

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief definition of the literary term.
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Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms: Personification

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief definition of personification with links to related terms, allegory and apostrophe.
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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Literary Terms Paradox

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A very brief definition of the literary term, paradox, along with an example.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Literature: Creating Character

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This article provides good insight into the creation of a character.
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Literary Terms

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Literary Terms."