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 applicable for any class structure.

Concepts

literary devices, literary analysis, literary elements, elements of a short story, plot elements, story elements, genres

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign a term from each section for learners to research and present with specific examples
• Encourage class members to keep the pages in a language arts binder for easy reference

Classroom Considerations

• Resource does not include ideas for classroom implementation, but is versatile for multiple uses

Pros

• Includes terms for literary devices, genres, and parts of a book
• Terms are in alphabetical order

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.7.2 RL.7.3 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 RL.9-10.2 RL.9-10.3 RL.11-12.2 RL.11-12.3