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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Ambiguity Chart [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Handout
Quia

Quia: List of Literary Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list of 28 literary terms with brief, clear definitions. "Nonfiction," is the last term in the list.
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Handout
Other

English Grammar Online: Stylistic Devices: Allusion

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
If you need a brief, clear explanation of allusion and how it works, this is a good place to start.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Figurative Language

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
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...
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Reading Assessment Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Poetry

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A six-part learning module with links to texts and videos on figurative language in poetry.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Figurative Language

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A thirteen-part learning module with links to websites, images, videos, and texts to use while learning about figurative language.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Figurative Language

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A ten-part learning module with links to videos, websites, texts, and a quiz on figurative language simile, metaphor, idiom, cliche, symbolism, and more.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Idioms, Adages, Proverbs

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A six-part learning module with links to texts and videos to use while learning about idioms, adages, and proverbs.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Learning Figurative Language Rap

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A learning module with twenty-four links to websites, images, texts, and videos to use while learning about figurative language.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Proverbs

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart the student identifies the characteristics of various genres and produces evidence of reading that responds to and analyzes the effects of sound, figurative language, and graphics in...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Metaphor & Simile

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students understand the use of metaphors and similes in written and spoken language. There are several fun examples, activities and whole group feedback using Activotes.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Metaphors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson focuses on the literary device metaphor. It defines the term, explains its purpose, and provides examples. W.11-12.2d Lang/Fig/Voc
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Handout
Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Hyperbole

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary entry for the figure of speech "Hyperbole" including a definition and examples.
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Handout
Other

Araya: Mythological Allusions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
These explanations are linked to mythological allusions present in "The Rose of Versailles" manga. Source material is provided. RL.9-10.9 allusions to other works.
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Handout
Other

Wise Geek: What Is the Difference Between Alliteration and Assonance?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information and links to additional information about alliteration, assonance, prose, and consonance.
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Soliloquy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This short definition of Soliloquy compares it with a similar literary convention, the "aside."
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Allusions Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This interactive assessment features 11 multiple choice questions over the vocabulary words related to mythological allusions.
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Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: Allusions: Flashcards

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on 11 vocabulary words related to mythological allusions.
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Handout
Other

Figurative Language: Alliteration

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation of alliteration, how it is formed, and what effect it has on the reader and the text.
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Handout
Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms: Genre

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief definition of the literary term.
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Handout
Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms: Personification

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief definition of personification with links to related terms, allegory and apostrophe.
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Imagery

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from The UVic Writer's Guide provides a brief description of the literary term "imagery."