a seconddistinctmeaningpartially hiddenbehind its literalmeaningstory withthat quality of a workthat makes theaudience uncertainor tense about theoutcome of eventspattern or modelof a character typethat recursconsistentlyenough in life andlit to be deemeduniversalbeginningin themiddle ofthingsrecurring image,word, phrase,action, etc., thatappears in variousworks or throughthe same workthe means bywhich an authorreveals thetraits/personalityof the characters:static, dynamic,round, flatthe character whoreflects the traitsof the protagonistfor emphasis onthe protagonists'qualitiestechnique whichallows the readerto see thecontinuous flow ofthoughts of acharacter's mindthe portion ofthe plot thatreveals thefinal outcomeof its conflictsuse of wordsto imitatesounds towhich theyreferexaggerationfor the sake ofemphasis, notmeant literallya form of writingwhich seeks toeffect changethrough ridiculethe repetition ofa beginningconsonantsound within asentence or lineusing hints orclues in a workto suggestwhat action isto comethe character(s)who strugglesthroughobstacles toachieve a goala force whichattempts to stopthe protagonistfrom achievinghis/her goalsthe reflection ina work of theauthor's attitudeor emotiontoward his/hersubjectthe techniqueused to giveinanimateobjects humancharacteristicsan indirect referenceto an event, person,place, or artisticwork that the authorassumes the readerwill understandFirst person,second person,third personomniscient,third personlimiteda contrastbetween whatis expected andwhat actuallyhappensthe sense a workconveys to areader of thewriter's attitude,personality, andcharactera scene whichinterrupts theaction to showan event thathappenedearlier in timechoice ofwords usedin a literaryworka seconddistinctmeaningpartially hiddenbehind its literalmeaningstory withthat quality of a workthat makes theaudience uncertainor tense about theoutcome of eventspattern or modelof a character typethat recursconsistentlyenough in life andlit to be deemeduniversalbeginningin themiddle ofthingsrecurring image,word, phrase,action, etc., thatappears in variousworks or throughthe same workthe means bywhich an authorreveals thetraits/personalityof the characters:static, dynamic,round, flatthe character whoreflects the traitsof the protagonistfor emphasis onthe protagonists'qualitiestechnique whichallows the readerto see thecontinuous flow ofthoughts of acharacter's mindthe portion ofthe plot thatreveals thefinal outcomeof its conflictsuse of wordsto imitatesounds towhich theyreferexaggerationfor the sake ofemphasis, notmeant literallya form of writingwhich seeks toeffect changethrough ridiculethe repetition ofa beginningconsonantsound within asentence or lineusing hints orclues in a workto suggestwhat action isto comethe character(s)who strugglesthroughobstacles toachieve a goala force whichattempts to stopthe protagonistfrom achievinghis/her goalsthe reflection ina work of theauthor's attitudeor emotiontoward his/hersubjectthe techniqueused to giveinanimateobjects humancharacteristicsan indirect referenceto an event, person,place, or artisticwork that the authorassumes the readerwill understandFirst person,second person,third personomniscient,third personlimiteda contrastbetween whatis expected andwhat actuallyhappensthe sense a workconveys to areader of thewriter's attitude,personality, andcharactera scene whichinterrupts theaction to showan event thathappenedearlier in timechoice ofwords usedin a literarywork

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.


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