Literature in English - Some Useful Web Links
  
     
(I) General Resources  
     
  Literary Devices  
  http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/  
  http://mrbraiman.home.att.net/lit.htm  
  http://www.freedomsring.org/ftc/chap8.html  
  Dramatic Techniques  
  http://lupus.northern.edu:90/wild/th100/CHAPTER7.HTM  
  Narrative Techniques  
  http://perso.wanadoo.fr/patrick.lecordier/narrative_techniques.htm  
  http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Literary%20technique  
     
  For details of the HKCEE & HKAL Syllabuses, please see: www.hkeaa.edu.hk
     
   
   
(II) Shakespeare Resources
   
  About Shakespeare http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/
  Online Resources http://shakespeare-online.com/
  The Complete Works of Shakespeare http://shakespeare.mit.edu/
  Studying Shakespeare plays
  http://www.newi.ac.uk/englishresources/workunits/alevel/shakes/shakysplays.html
  Studying Short Stories Resources
  http://www.hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/engramja/elements.html
   
     
(III) Poetry Resources
  
     
  Poetic Devices http://storytrail.com/poetry/poeticdevices.htm
  
  The Buzz Words in Poetry http://www.newi.ac.uk/englishresources/workunits/ks4/poetry/buzzwords.html
  A Framework for Responding to Poetry http://www.newi.ac.uk/englishresources/workunits/ks3/poetry/framework.html
  Similies and Metaphors http://www.newi.ac.uk/englishresources/workunits/ks3/langmedia/all/simandmet2.pdf 
     
     
        
   
 (IV) IGCSE Resources
   
 

An Inspector Calls
 

https://www.bl.uk/20th-century-literature/articles/an-introduction-to-an-inspector-calls
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/topics/zpr639q
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Inspector_Calls
https://genius.com/Jb-priestly-an-inspector-calls-act-one-act-two-annotated
https://www.sparknotes.com/drama/an-inspector-calls/
http://www.thehazeleyacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/An-Inspector-Calls-Revision-Guides.pdf
 


 

Things Fall Apart
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Things_Fall_Apart
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/things/
https://owlcation.com/humanities/The-structure-of-Things-Fall-apart-by-Chinua-Achebe
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Things-Fall-Apart
https://www.shmoop.com/things-fall-apart/literary-devices.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyvDYZ6hJNA
   
  Poetry Anthology
  http://www.edexcel-international.org/VirtualContent/83085/English_Literature_Anthology_UG013434.pdf
 


 


 
  Romeo and Juliet
 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet

 
 

http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/

 
 

http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/full.html

 
 

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-romeo-and-juliet.htm

http://shakespeare-online.com/quotes/romeoquotes.html


http://www.shakespearenavigators.com/romeo/Romeo_and_Juliet_Quotes.html


http://thebestnotes.com/booknotes/Romeo_And_Juliet_Shakespeare/Romeo_And_Juliet_Study_Guide01.html
 

 

 
     
(V) HKDSE Resources  
     
 

The Great Gatsby

  
 

https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gatsby/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Great-Gatsby
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/may/03/what-makes-great-gatsby
https://www.shmoop.com/great-gatsby/
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/issues_in_depth/gatsby.htmlNo
https://www.buzzfeed.com/krystieyandoli/the-most-beautiful-sentences-in-the-great-gatsby

  
     
  Vertigo directed by Alfred Hitchcock
 
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertigo_(film)
 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jul/12/vertigo-review-alfred-hitchcock-james-stewart-kim-novak
 

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/vertigo-the-search-for-a-cure
 

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3017444/classic-american-films-why-hitchcocks-vertigo-ranks-one
 

https://thewonderfulworldofcinema.wordpress.com/2015/12/23/a-vertigo-analysis/
     
  Teacher/Student Resources  
  http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/shakespeare/dream.htm (Advanced)  
  http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/shakespeare/mnd.htm (Basic)  
     
     
  Plot and Themes
  
  http://www.newi.ac.uk/englishresources/workunits/ks4/shakespeare/tameshrew/plottheme.html
  Examine Katherina¡¦s Speech
  
  http://www.newi.ac.uk/englishresources/workunits/ks4/shakespeare/tameshrew/ks4wksheets/examstyle.html
  Two Plots in the Main Play
  
  http://www.newi.ac.uk/englishresources/workunits/ks4/shakespeare/tameshrew/ks4wksheets/twoplots.html
  Act Two Scene One
  
  http://www.newi.ac.uk/englishresources/workunits/ks4/shakespeare/tameshrew/ks4wksheets/kathletter.html 
 


 


 
  The Taming of the Shrew
 

http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/shrew/

 
 

https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/t/the-taming-of-the-shrew/play-summary

 
 

http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/playmenu.php?WorkID=tamingshrew

 
 

https://www.rsc.org.uk/the-taming-of-the-shrew/about-the-play

 
 

http://www.folger.edu/taming-of-the-shrew

 
 

http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/globe-theatre/the-taming-of-the-shrew-2016