use of wordsto imitatesounds towhich theyreferFirst person,second person,third personomniscient,third personlimiteda force whichattempts to stopthe protagonistfrom achievinghis/her goalsthe repetition ofa beginningconsonantsound within asentence or linestory withthat quality of a workthat makes theaudience uncertainor tense about theoutcome of eventsthe techniqueused to giveinanimateobjects humancharacteristicsa form of writingwhich seeks toeffect changethrough ridiculethe means bywhich an authorreveals thetraits/personalityof the characters:static, dynamic,round, flatusing hints orclues in a workto suggestwhat action isto comea scene whichinterrupts theaction to showan event thathappenedearlier in timethe portion ofthe plot thatreveals thefinal outcomeof its conflictstechnique whichallows the readerto see thecontinuous flow ofthoughts of acharacter's minda contrastbetween whatis expected andwhat actuallyhappensrecurring image,word, phrase,action, etc., thatappears in variousworks or throughthe same workthe character whoreflects the traitsof the protagonistfor emphasis onthe protagonists'qualitiesbeginningin themiddle ofthingsthe reflection ina work of theauthor's attitudeor emotiontoward his/hersubjectthe character(s)who strugglesthroughobstacles toachieve a goalexaggerationfor the sake ofemphasis, notmeant literallya seconddistinctmeaningpartially hiddenbehind its literalmeaningchoice ofwords usedin a literaryworkpattern or modelof a character typethat recursconsistentlyenough in life andlit to be deemeduniversalthe sense a workconveys to areader of thewriter's attitude,personality, andcharacteran indirect referenceto an event, person,place, or artisticwork that the authorassumes the readerwill understanduse of wordsto imitatesounds towhich theyreferFirst person,second person,third personomniscient,third personlimiteda force whichattempts to stopthe protagonistfrom achievinghis/her goalsthe repetition ofa beginningconsonantsound within asentence or linestory withthat quality of a workthat makes theaudience uncertainor tense about theoutcome of eventsthe techniqueused to giveinanimateobjects humancharacteristicsa form of writingwhich seeks toeffect changethrough ridiculethe means bywhich an authorreveals thetraits/personalityof the characters:static, dynamic,round, flatusing hints orclues in a workto suggestwhat action isto comea scene whichinterrupts theaction to showan event thathappenedearlier in timethe portion ofthe plot thatreveals thefinal outcomeof its conflictstechnique whichallows the readerto see thecontinuous flow ofthoughts of acharacter's minda contrastbetween whatis expected andwhat actuallyhappensrecurring image,word, phrase,action, etc., thatappears in variousworks or throughthe same workthe character whoreflects the traitsof the protagonistfor emphasis onthe protagonists'qualitiesbeginningin themiddle ofthingsthe reflection ina work of theauthor's attitudeor emotiontoward his/hersubjectthe character(s)who strugglesthroughobstacles toachieve a goalexaggerationfor the sake ofemphasis, notmeant literallya seconddistinctmeaningpartially hiddenbehind its literalmeaningchoice ofwords usedin a literaryworkpattern or modelof a character typethat recursconsistentlyenough in life andlit to be deemeduniversalthe sense a workconveys to areader of thewriter's attitude,personality, andcharacteran indirect referenceto an event, person,place, or artisticwork that the authorassumes the readerwill understand

English 12 Lit Devices Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. use of words to imitate sounds to which they refer
  2. First person, second person, third person omniscient, third person limited
  3. a force which attempts to stop the protagonist from achieving his/her goals
  4. the repetition of a beginning consonant sound within a sentence or line
  5. story with that quality of a work that makes the audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events
  6. the technique used to give inanimate objects human characteristics
  7. a form of writing which seeks to effect change through ridicule
  8. the means by which an author reveals the traits/personality of the characters: static, dynamic, round, flat
  9. using hints or clues in a work to suggest what action is to come
  10. a scene which interrupts the action to show an event that happened earlier in time
  11. the portion of the plot that reveals the final outcome of its conflicts
  12. technique which allows the reader to see the continuous flow of thoughts of a character's mind
  13. a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
  14. recurring image, word, phrase, action, etc., that appears in various works or through the same work
  15. the character who reflects the traits of the protagonist for emphasis on the protagonists' qualities
  16. beginning in the middle of things
  17. the reflection in a work of the author's attitude or emotion toward his/her subject
  18. the character(s) who struggles through obstacles to achieve a goal
  19. exaggeration for the sake of emphasis, not meant literally
  20. a second distinct meaning partially hidden behind its literal meaning
  21. choice of words used in a literary work
  22. pattern or model of a character type that recurs consistently enough in life and lit to be deemed universal
  23. the sense a work conveys to a reader of the writer's attitude, personality, and character
  24. an indirect reference to an event, person, place, or artistic work that the author assumes the reader will understand