mskelly Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I'm looking for a list of words such as theme, voice, main idea, etc. I have a 7th grader and I want to make sure we getting beyond the basics when discussing literature. Does such a list exist? I started making my own, but there has to be something already made! alliteration allusion analogy antagonist aside audience author bias/objective cause/effect character characterization climax compare/contrast conflict connotation/denotation context clues dialogue dynamic character fact/opinion figurative language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleynne Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I just just did a quick search, but is this the kind of thing you're looking for? It's a dictionary of literary terms. http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198715443.001.0001/acref-9780198715443 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Check out the TOC for Walch Poetry & Prose Toolbook. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 My kids do Figuratively Speaking by Delana Heidrich followed by the Walch book linked. I know that I could teach the terms without a specific curriculum but I find it easier to just use a premade workbook. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskelly Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 I just just did a quick search, but is this the kind of thing you're looking for? It's a dictionary of literary terms. http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198715443.001.0001/acref-9780198715443 Yes, but much more basic. :-) My kids do Figuratively Speaking by Delana Heidrich followed by the Walch book linked. I know that I could teach the terms without a specific curriculum but I find it easier to just use a premade workbook. I will check this out, thanks. I'm much more into premade things these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I did a Google search for "literary terms" and got several results. Here are a couple: AP Literary Terms Literary Terms Handout 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 (edited) The Literary Devices and Literary Terms websites are nice -- long list of literary terms, with definitions and examples for each. However, I think these websites contain far more terms than what a 7th grader needs or can reasonable use. That's where Figuratively Speaking (FS) comes in so handy -- it limits the list to 40 literary devices that are most commonly used/needed, which is a reasonable amount to learn about and master/put into practice in 7th and 8th grade. And FS provides a definition, an example from classic lit., and then a few exercises to put it into practice. And, as Crimson Wife suggests above, you can follow up FS the next year with Walch's Prose and Poetry, which focuses much more on poetry forms and sound devices, with a small section of prose literary devices (some overlap with FS, but not too much). BEST of luck whatever you decide. :) Warmest regards, Lori D. Edited August 12, 2017 by Lori D. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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