a seconddistinctmeaningpartially hiddenbehind its literalmeaningFirst person,second person,third personomniscient,third personlimitedthe means bywhich an authorreveals thetraits/personalityof the characters:static, dynamic,round, flatusing hints orclues in a workto suggestwhat action isto comethe character(s)who strugglesthroughobstacles toachieve a goalexaggerationfor the sake ofemphasis, notmeant literallythe portion ofthe plot thatreveals thefinal outcomeof its conflictsrecurring 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/hersubjectstory withthat quality of a workthat makes theaudience uncertainor tense about theoutcome of eventsa scene whichinterrupts theaction to showan event thathappenedearlier in timechoice ofwords usedin a literaryworktechnique whichallows the readerto see thecontinuous flow ofthoughts of acharacter's mindan indirect referenceto an event, person,place, or artisticwork that the authorassumes the readerwill understandthe techniqueused to giveinanimateobjects humancharacteristicsuse of wordsto imitatesounds towhich theyreferthe repetition ofa beginningconsonantsound within asentence or linepattern or modelof a character typethat recursconsistentlyenough in life andlit to be deemeduniversala form of writingwhich seeks toeffect changethrough ridiculethe sense a workconveys to areader of thewriter's attitude,personality, andcharactera force whichattempts to stopthe protagonistfrom achievinghis/her goalsa contrastbetween whatis expected andwhat actuallyhappensa seconddistinctmeaningpartially hiddenbehind its literalmeaningFirst person,second person,third personomniscient,third personlimitedthe means bywhich an authorreveals thetraits/personalityof the characters:static, dynamic,round, flatusing hints orclues in a workto suggestwhat action isto comethe character(s)who strugglesthroughobstacles toachieve a goalexaggerationfor the sake ofemphasis, notmeant literallythe portion ofthe plot thatreveals thefinal outcomeof its conflictsrecurring 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/hersubjectstory withthat quality of a workthat makes theaudience uncertainor tense about theoutcome of eventsa scene whichinterrupts theaction to showan event thathappenedearlier in timechoice ofwords usedin a literaryworktechnique whichallows the readerto see thecontinuous flow ofthoughts of acharacter's mindan indirect referenceto an event, person,place, or artisticwork that the authorassumes the readerwill understandthe techniqueused to giveinanimateobjects humancharacteristicsuse of wordsto imitatesounds towhich theyreferthe repetition ofa beginningconsonantsound within asentence or linepattern or modelof a character typethat recursconsistentlyenough in life andlit to be deemeduniversala form of writingwhich seeks toeffect changethrough ridiculethe sense a workconveys to areader of thewriter's attitude,personality, andcharactera force whichattempts to stopthe protagonistfrom achievinghis/her goalsa contrastbetween whatis expected andwhat actuallyhappens

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