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Abrams,
M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. 9th
ed. Boston: Wadsworth, 2009.
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Baldick, Chris. The
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms. New York: Oxford
UP, 2004. (Arts ref PN41 B177C)
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Cuddon,
J. A. A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory.
4th ed. Rev. C. E. Preston. Oxford: Blackwell, 1998.
(at CL ref)
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Drury,
John. The Poetry Dictionary. 2nd ed. Cincinnati, Ohio:
Writer's Digest Books, 2005.
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Lanham,
Richard A. A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms. 2nd
ed. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991.
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Murfin,
Ross, and Suryia M. Ray. The
Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms.
Boston: Bedford, 2006. (library has 2nd ed.; CL ref PN44.5
M975B, Arts PN44.5 M975B)
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The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and
Poetics. Eds. Alex Preminger, Terry V. F. Brogan, and Frank J. Warnke. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 1993.
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Packard,
William. The Poet's Dictionary: A Handbook of Prosody and
Poetic Devices. New York: Harper and Row, 1994. (CL ref
has 1989 edition)
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An
Illustrated Glossary of Rhetorical Terms (plenty of examples,
audio of pronunciation)
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Glossary
of Literary Terms (good coverage of terms, separate pages for A-E,
F-K,
L-O,
P-S,
T-Z)
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Glossary
of Literary Terms (with
pronunciation of terms and some examples)
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Useful
Terms for Rhetorical Analysis
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A
Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples
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Glossary
of Terms
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Literary
Terms
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Literary
Terms (major literary terms, poetic feet, minor literary
terms; extensive coverage but very short definitions)
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A.
P. Rhetorical Terms (pdf file of terms, descriptions and
literary examples from Mrs. Dianne James of Steele High School,
Cibolo, Texas)
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Glossary
123
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Glossary
of Terms
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Literary
Terms for English 150W (very short descriptions for quick
reference)
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Literary
Vocabulary (very extensive list, illustrative examples, works
cited; includes terms related to classical and medieval literature, the history of the English language, and science fiction narratives)
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On-line
Guides (list of annotated links)
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Poetry
Definitions (A to Z)
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Poetry
Forms (54 "forms" with examples)
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Literary
Terms
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Literary
and Speech Terms
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Elements
of Poetry (voice, imagery, figurative language, symbolism,
sound, rhythm)
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Glossary
of Poetic Terms
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Glossary
of Fiction Terms
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An
Outline of American Literature: Glossary
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Literary
Dictionary (student work, with examples)