Concord-Carlisle Regional High School
Handbook of Literary Terms
This handbook is designed to be a companion for all your English courses at CCHS, beginning with your freshman year as you are introduced to the various literary genres*. As part of your study, you will be learning the "language of literature" presented in this handbook.
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*Genre is a French word often used as a synonym for form or type when referring to literature. The novel, nonfiction, poetry, and drama ar some of the many genres or forms of literature.
