Ann.without.an.e Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Is there a resource that lists and explains all of the literary terms a student should know and understand before college? Then maybe we could take our own reading list and work through it but make sure we really understand all of the terms we should? Just curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karis Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Oxford Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms for college We use Figuratively Speaking (my chidren are younger, though) HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nscribe Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Essential Literary Terms by Hamilton, published by Norton. I also found a Quick Study laminated notebook insert for Literary Devices and Terms a while back that has been useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttman Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 There are several good ones for free online. Here are a few. http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/ http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/lit_terms.html http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/allam/general/glossary.htm There are whole lot more out there too. This was just a sample. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom4peace Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Royal Fireworks Press makes one that's nice: http://www.rfwp.com/book/guide-to-literary-terms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Essential Literary Terms by Hamilton, published by Norton. I also found a Quick Study laminated notebook insert for Literary Devices and Terms a while back that has been useful. http://www.amazon.com/Literary-Terms-Quickstudy-Inc-BarCharts/dp/1572225882/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343771922&sr=1-1&keywords=quick+study+literary+terms Is this the one you have? I might try that. We are about to start 9th grade and are using Figuratively Speaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 After Figuratively Speaking, I really like the looks of Walch Prose and Poetry Toolbook. I did honors track English in high school and still learned a lot from reading this book. I haven't actually taught it yet because my kids aren't there yet, but for self-education it's been fantastic. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nscribe Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 http://www.amazon.com/Literary-Terms-Quickstudy-Inc-BarCharts/dp/1572225882/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343771922&sr=1-1&keywords=quick+study+literary+terms Is this the one you have? I might try that. We are about to start 9th grade and are using Figuratively Speaking. That looks like the one. I have had it for about 4 years. It is just nice to have a quick reference. Before I picked up the Hamilton book if I had any desire to look further about a specific term, I just googled it. Figuratively Speaking is nice too, I still keep it around. I pick up the Quick Study fold out laminated cards for a lot of things we do. Their periodic table one is really nice to have around. When I go to plan a course, I take out the relevant one and have it at hand to compare to the materials we use. They are well laminated and hold up well. I still have one for Geometry formulas from back when the dino's walked and I was in in high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Royal Fireworks Press makes one that's nice: http://www.rfwp.com/book/guide-to-literary-terms I have that one and love it. That said, it is far from complete, in my opinion. I also have The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. If I were to buy only one resource, I would want something more comprehensive than RFP. But I use RFP first and foremost because it is more user-friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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