This guide is designed to provide you with resources that allow you to choose a time period and genre of study for the research assignment. Once you have formulated your research question, you will move beyond these initial sources to explore your topic in-depth through scholarly sources. Use the OPAC (online public access catalog), online databases, and interlibrary loan to locate scholarly sources on your topic.
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Literary terms are helpful to use when describing and analyzing a writer's work, including voice, technique, and style.
A Glossary of Literary Terms by 
Longman Dictionary of Literary Terms by While close reading a text, it will be useful to look up the definition of words to further unpack meanings. In addition to these dictionaries, you might also consult physical dictionaries that are appropriate, including dictionaries of African American English or dictionaries from the original language if you are working with translations.
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary by 
Shorter Slang Dictionary by