This bingo card has a free space and 60 words: Imagery: words that paint a picture that appeal to your five senses, Mood: Emotional response of the reader to the text, Personification: A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes, Simile: a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as'), Metaphor: uses two nouns and compares or contrasts them to one another without using "like" or "as", Denotation: the dictionary definition of a word, Tone: the author's attitude toward a subject, character, or audience, Symbol: an image that means something more than is shown, Allusion: reference to a statement, person, place or event from literature, mythology, history, the Bible or the arts., Details: facts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone of the literary work., Motif: a recurrent element in a literary work such as a pattern or strand of imagery or symbolism., Theme: a central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work; a universal lesson about life or human nature., Irony: When one thing is expected to happen or be and the exact opposite occurs, Repetition: a device in which words, sounds and/or ideas are used more than once to enhance rhythm and to create emphasis devices in, Exposition: foundation for the story consisting of setting, characters and their relationships, situation as it exists before conflict begins., Rising Action: the action and events that take place and build up to the critical moment when the main conflict is confronted., Climax: most critical moment in the story; the point at which the main conflict is at its highest and is then decided one way or the other., Falling Action: events that occur after the climax and lead to the resolution and conclusion of the story., Resolution: unraveling of the problem introduced by the inciting incident that results in a revelation of meaning, Setting: time and place of a short story, novel, play or narrative poem; contributes to the plot and emotional effect of the literary work., Point of View: perspective from which a story is told ie. first person, third person limited, third person omniscient., Plot: sequence of events or actions in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem., Suspense: a feeling of uncertainty that makes the reader apprehensive or tense about the events or outcome of the story., Characterization: methods an author uses to reveal a character's personality: character's speech, character's behavior , description of character's thoughts and feelings, description of character's looks and clothing, comments made by other char, Protagonist: central character who is trying to accomplish a goal or overcome an adversity; has the ability to adapt to new circumstances., Antagonist: the character opposing the protagonist; usually a person, but can be an idea or force., Conflict: opposition or friction between characters, an outside force, or within a character's own mind or conscience., External Conflict: a struggle between a character and an outside force: character vs character, character vs society, character vs nature, character vs fate., Internal Conflict: a struggle that takes place within the character's own mind or conscience: character vs self., Emphasis: giving importance or special significance to certain aspects of a story; emphasis is created through repetition, abundant detail, contrast and mechanical devices., Imagery, Mood, Personification, Simile, Metaphor, Denotation, Tone, Symbol, Allusion, Details, Motif, Theme, Irony, Repetition, Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution, Setting, Point of View, Plot, Suspense, Characterization, Protagonist, Antagonist, Conflict, External Conflict, Internal Conflict and Description.
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