Teaching Allusions in Poetry: Why, How, When, and 11 Recommendations
Teaching high school English can be a strange job. This is true for many reasons. But a big one is…
Poetry
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Figurative Language in Poetry: Moving Students from Identification to Analysis
There’s no shortage of similes and metaphors used to describe or convey love in English literature. Yet the most romantic…
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Irony in Literature Made Easy: 8 Strategies + 5 Texts for ELA Teachers
Rain on your wedding day is a lot of things, but without context, it’s not ironic. Alanis Morrisette’s “Ironic” describes…
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8 Evocative Poems with Imagery for AP Literature
If there’s one literary device that just screams poetry, it’s imagery. Sure, figurative language matters. Sound devices are unique to…
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Recommendations for Teaching Symbolism in Poetry or Short Stories
“Communism! The red means communism!” As we guided our AP Lit students through our Norman Rockwell interpretation activity one year,…
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Are Denotation and Connotation Part of Your Poetry Unit? They Should Be.
When you hear “literary terms,” what’s the first thing that pops into your mind? We’re guessing it’s probably some kind…
