PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Symbolism
Explore how authors use symbolism to add a deeper level of meaning to their work in this short animated video [1:12] from WNET. Discussion questions below help students to further apply their understanding before analyzing a text.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Literary Terms a E
The first of three pages of simple definitions for literary terms. This page, A - E, covers forty-four terms from "Allegory" to "Exposition."
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Expanding Serendipitous Similes in Poems
An explanation of simile and its role in poetry followed by a simile maker. Press the buttons to create a simile and then write a poem that expands that simile.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Serendipitous Personification for Poems
An explanation of personification and how it is used in poetry followed by a personification maker. Students push the buttons to create a personification and then write a poem that uses and expands on it.
Quia
Quia: Simile, Metaphor, or Personification?
Twenty sentence analogies for students to complete by choosing the word that correctly shows the relationships. Correct answers are given for any missed, and the score is tallied throughout the exercise.
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.
Quia
Quia: List of Literary Terms
A list of 28 literary terms with brief, clear definitions. "Nonfiction," is the last term in the list.
Other
Class Tools: Choose Game Formats: Figurative Language
Pick a game format that you would like to play: "Matching Pairs", "Wordshoot", "Flashcards", "Manic Miner", or "CannonBall Fun". For each game, choose the literal meaning for the figurative language presented. Also available in formats...
Teachnology
Teachnology: Lesson Plan: Understanding Idioms
This instructional activity focuses on idioms including illustrating the literal meanings and explaining the figurative meanings.
TES Global
Blendspace: Figurative Language
A forty-six part learning module including links to informational texts, videos, pictures, practice exercises and more on various types of figurative language such as simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, alliteration, hyperbole, and...
TES Global
Blendspace: Similes and Metaphors
An eighteen-part learning module with links to videos, charts, and images to teach similes and metaphors.
TES Global
Blendspace: La Figurative Language: Alliteration
A six-part learning module with images, charts, and videos filled with explanations and examples of alliteration.
TES Global
Blendspace: Hyperbole
Work through fifteen links to images, videos, and activities to learn about hyperbole.
TES Global
Blendspace: La Figurative Language Hyperbole
Work through six links to images, videos, and activities to learn about hyperbole.
TES Global
Blendspace: Reading Assessment Terms
A learning module that includes ten links to videos, websites, and assessments that review literary terms such as poetic devices, figurative language, literary elements, literary terms, and more.
TES Global
Blendspace: Analogies
A six-part learning module with links to videos, slides, images, and a website about analogies.
TES Global
Blendspace: Poetry
A six-part learning module with links to texts and videos on figurative language in poetry.
TES Global
Blendspace: Gallagher Figurative Language
A learning module with thirty-one links to images, texts, websites, and videos to on figurative language including simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, alliteration, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia.
TES Global
Blendspace: Figurative Language
A fifteen-part learning module with links to images, texts, and websites to use while learning about figurative language including simile, metaphor, idioms, and more.
TES Global
Blendspace: Onomatopoeia
A six-part learning module with links to image and videos about onomatopoeia.
TES Global
Blendspace: Figurative Language
A thirteen-part learning module with links to websites, images, videos, and texts to use while learning about figurative language.
TES Global
Blendspace: Figurative Language
A ten-part learning module with links to videos, websites, texts, and a quiz on figurative language simile, metaphor, idiom, cliche, symbolism, and more.
TES Global
Blendspace: Metaphors and Similes
A twelve-part learning module with links to videos, images, websites, and a quiz on metaphors and similes.