ONLINE RESOURCES FOR WRITING & LITERATURE |
WRITING |
Purdue OWL
Purdue’s online writing lab, where you can get help on all kinds
of writing questions.
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Semantic
Rhyming Dictionary
Doubles as a rhyming dictionary and thesaurus. Find rhymes, near
rhymes, homophones, synonyms, and semantic siblings of any English word. Ideal
for writing poetry and lyrics.
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Blue
Book of Grammar & Punctuation
A great source for grammar and punctuation rules
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English
Grammar Resources
Find help on writing, punctuation, & word
use. Also find books on-line.
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Guide
to Writing a Basic Essay
The essential information you need to get started on an essay
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Roget’s
Thesaurus
Looking for the best word for your ideas? Check out this site
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Bartlett's Familiar
Quotations
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LITERATURE |
American
literature chronological index
Sam Houston State University’s
literature site with hyperlinks to additional sources
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Banned
Books
A listing of banned literature with reasons and locations compiled by
the University of Pennsylvania
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Classic
American Literature
Access to Crane, London, Poe, and Twain
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Great
Books Online
Text of novels and poetry online including purchase sources
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Novels
online
University of Virginia Library source that includes novel
texts and project documents concerning Plymouth Plantation, witchcraft
in Salem, Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, the Harlem Renaissance,
Mark Twain, Rita Dove, and American studies hyperlinks to additional
sources
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