Rutgers University: Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms: Modernism

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...

A 10-page guide to John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men includes a brief plot summary, information about preparing readers for the language in the novel, pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading questions, essay prompts, and project...

While this resource was originally made to be used in conjunction with John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, it could be used for any literary text. A reference sheet for readers, the resource includes terminology related to figurative...

This is a glossary of literary and rhetorical terms in alphabetical order by Jack Lynch, Rutgers University. Click the desired link to find the definition.

This is an alphabetical list of literary and rhetorical terms; each includes a definition and examples.

This definition is complete and contains hyperlinks to related terms, as well as an example.

Definition of "irony" and a discussion of the three types: verbal, dramatic, and cosmic.

A good definition of satire, with links to related definitions and literary terms.

A short definition of the term Heroic Couplet along with a short example from a piece of poetry from Pope's Essay on Criticism.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students are going to learn to comment on writing composed by writers who are aesthetic types, writers who use language to bring images to our minds as we...