Lesson plan which helps students understand the impact of the literary element of style on a piece of writing. Students read and analyze the works of Ernest Hemingway and Nathaniel Hawthorne. L.11-12.3 Language Functions/Style,...

This is a summary and analysis of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing including a list of characters, a plot summary and analysis, figures of speech, metaphors of fire, Dogberry's Malaporpisms, animal imagery, and study questions and...

This is a glossary entry for the figure of speech "Hyperbaton" including definitions from two sources.

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

Contains plans for four lessons that teach students about similes and metaphors using ocean themed resources. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...

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