South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: Using Figurative Language to Shape Meaning and Style
The students will be able to identify different types of figurative language in a story and explain how the author uses figurative language to shape the meaning and style of the story.
Fun Trivia
Fun Trivia: As Stubborn as a Mule
This 10-question game requires students to select an animal to complete a saying. Students are directed to double click their answer which brings up the correct answer and an explanation of the saying.
Brigham Young University
Silva Rhetoricae: Consonance
This site provides a very detailed definition of the term but does not give any examples. Part of a larger site of literary terms.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Flashcards: Figurative Language Level 1
Practice learning figurative language using these audio-enabled flashcards with literary terms and their definitions. Also provided is a list of terms and definitions (audio available) and links to games and a test. Java is required....
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Anaphora
This is a glossary entry for the term "Anaphora" including the definition, examples, and a link to more information.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Anastrophe
This is a glossary entry for the term "Anastrophe" including the definition and an example.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Caesura
This is a glossary entry for the term "Caesura" including a definition and an example.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Diction
This is a glossary entry for the term "Diction" including a definition, an example, and a link to more examples.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Hyperbaton
This is a glossary entry for the figure of speech "Hyperbaton" including definitions from two sources.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Imagery
This is a glossary entry that defines the term "Imagery."
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Juxtaposition
This is a glossary entry for the term "Juxtaposition" including multiple definitions.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Metonymy
This is a glossary entry for the term "Metonymy" including a definition, an example, and a link to Wikipedia.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Periphrasis
This is a glossary entry for the term "Periphrasis" including a definition and an example.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Polysyndeton
This is a glossary entry for the term "Polysyndeton" including a definition and literary examples.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Spoonerism
This is a glossary entry for "Spoonerism" including the definition, background information, and examples.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Symbol
This is a glossary entry for the term "Symbol" including definitions and examples.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Synecdoche
This is a glossary entry for the term "Synecdoche" including a definition and an example.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Syntax
This is a glossary entry for the term "Syntax" including definitions and background for the term.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Verisimilitude
This is a glossary entry for the term "Verisimilitude" including the definition and examples.
English Worksheets Land
English Worksheets Land: Plain Words and Fancy Words [Pdf]
Students learn about the differences between words with similar meanings by placing them in the right column of a graphic organizer.
Other
Anthropomorphism
A good, concise definition of anthropomorphism in mythologies, art and literature.
Other
Western Michigan University: Writing Papers of Literary Analysis
Lots of great guidelines and rules for writing a literary analysis essay. Areas covered include organization, content, style, and documentation.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Ambiguity Chart [Pdf]
A graphic organizer for learning and applying understanding of the literary element of ambiguity. Includes sections in which you list the ambiguity from a given text and its possible interpretations.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Imagery Chart [Pdf]
A short graphic organizer for students in studying the literary element of imagery. Includes a definition and chart with five sections with examples, one for each of the senses.