The University of Victoria's Writer's Guide includes an extensive list of literary and rhetorical terms. List can be displayed alphabetically.

A simple list of literary terms. Click on each for a definition and examples.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn to evaluate the role of irony, paradox, and sarcasm in literary nonfiction such as speeches and essays. Take a look at the chart; it contains...

Informational site that provides the definition for and some examples of paradox.

The second of three pages of simple definitions for literary terms. This page, F - R, covers forty-seven terms from "Fable," to "Romance."

Definition of paradox with example from the poetry of John Donne and links to related terms such as oxymoron and metaphysical conceit.

This site from The UVic Writer's Guide provides a brief description of the literary term "oxymoron." Content includes a literary example.

This is a glossary entry for the literary term "Oxymoron" including a definition and a list of more that 50 oxymorons.

A very brief definition of the literary term, paradox, along with an example.

Informational site that provides the definition for and examples of oxymoron. L.9-10.5a Figures of Speech

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.

Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.