PoeticLicenseThis means thatthe poets do nothave to followtraditional rules ofgrammar whencreating poetry.RisingActionThese are theevents of thestory thatdevelop theconflict of thestory.StanzaThis isbasically theparagraph ofthe poem.CounterclaimThe oppositeof the mainclaim of thetext.AlliterationThis figurativelanguage device isthe repetition ofthe beginningletters andsounds. NOTVOWELS.ProtagonistThe maincharacterin a textor story.Compare/ContrastThis structure usuallydeals with a VennDiagram and showsthe similarities anddifferences betweentwoOr more things. Expositionthe beginning ofthe story.Introduces thecharacters anddescribes thesetting.PersonificationThis figurativelanguage device iswhere you seehuman like qualitiesto inanimate objects,not living things.FootnotesThis piece of structurehelps readersunderstand uncommondefinitions and orhistorical information.This is atThe bottom of thepaper. InternalConflictthis is a problem thecharacter is havingwithin themselves suchas having a difficulttime choosing betweenFriends, making a lifechanging decision, etc. DenotativeThe literaldefinitionof a word.AntagonistThe characterwho opposestheprotagonist ina text or story.SimileThe figurativelanguage devicewhere you uselike or as tocompare twothings.Toneway the authorexpresses hisattitude. This canchange very quicklyor may remain thesame throughout thestory. RhymeSchemeThis is the patternof rhymes at theend of each line.This can be AA,BB/ AB, AB/ABCB.subjectiveThis type ofwriting canbe based onopinion orbias.ObjectiveThis type ofwriting is purelybased on fact,there is NObias or opinion.Author’spurposeentertain,persuade,informResolution– this is the end ofthe story wherethe charactersusually haveresolved theirissues.ExternalConflictthis can be man v.man, man v. natureor man v. the world.Everything outside ofthe body that cancausePeople problem. DialogueThis is what thecharacters aresaying to eachother in movies,audio clips andtexts.Elementsof PlotThis includesexposition, risingaction, climax, fallingaction, resolution. Italso includes internalconflict andexternal conflict. Cause/EffectThis structure iswhere the authorreveals an event thathas happened andthen discusses howthe event hasImpacted otherthings. OnomatopoeiaThis figurativelanguagedevicereplicates thesound an objectmakes.ClimaxThis is the big “AhHA!” moment or theturning point in thestory. This is usuallywhere the conflict inthe story isconfronted. Problem/SolutionThis structure iswhen there is a typeof problem and thenthe rest of theparagraph or essay isfocused onResolving theissue(s). Metaphor– This figurativelanguage device iswhere you comparetwo thingsWITHOUT using thewords like or as.ElaborateThis word means toexpand on yourthoughts usingdifferent techniquessuch as real lifeexamples.Pointof viewThis can beidentified with theexamples theauthor chooses,the words theychoose.ChronologicalThis structure is inorder from first tolast. This doesn’t skiparound and uses thekey words such asfirst, second,Last, finally, then andafter. StatisticsNumbers used aevidence. Thiscan be ratios,percentages,etc.FallingActionThese are theevents of the storythat happen afterthe climax. Theseevents are usually aresult of the climax.StructureThis is the overalllayout of a paragraphor entire text. Author’sselect specific styles tohelp the readerunderstandWhat they are talkingabout and by making iteasier to follow. ConnotativeFor example, blue is acolor, but it is also aword used to describea feeling of sadness,as in:“She's feeling blue.”This can be eitherpositive, negative, orneutral. PoeticLicenseThis means thatthe poets do nothave to followtraditional rules ofgrammar whencreating poetry.RisingActionThese are theevents of thestory thatdevelop theconflict of thestory.StanzaThis isbasically theparagraph ofthe poem.CounterclaimThe oppositeof the mainclaim of thetext.AlliterationThis figurativelanguage device isthe repetition ofthe beginningletters andsounds. NOTVOWELS.ProtagonistThe maincharacterin a textor story.Compare/ContrastThis structure usuallydeals with a VennDiagram and showsthe similarities anddifferences betweentwoOr more things. Expositionthe beginning ofthe story.Introduces thecharacters anddescribes thesetting.PersonificationThis figurativelanguage device iswhere you seehuman like qualitiesto inanimate objects,not living things.FootnotesThis piece of structurehelps readersunderstand uncommondefinitions and orhistorical information.This is atThe bottom of thepaper. InternalConflictthis is a problem thecharacter is havingwithin themselves suchas having a difficulttime choosing betweenFriends, making a lifechanging decision, etc. DenotativeThe literaldefinitionof a word.AntagonistThe characterwho opposestheprotagonist ina text or story.SimileThe figurativelanguage devicewhere you uselike or as tocompare twothings.Toneway the authorexpresses hisattitude. This canchange very quicklyor may remain thesame throughout thestory. RhymeSchemeThis is the patternof rhymes at theend of each line.This can be AA,BB/ AB, AB/ABCB.subjectiveThis type ofwriting canbe based onopinion orbias.ObjectiveThis type ofwriting is purelybased on fact,there is NObias or opinion.Author’spurposeentertain,persuade,informResolution– this is the end ofthe story wherethe charactersusually haveresolved theirissues.ExternalConflictthis can be man v.man, man v. natureor man v. the world.Everything outside ofthe body that cancausePeople problem. DialogueThis is what thecharacters aresaying to eachother in movies,audio clips andtexts.Elementsof PlotThis includesexposition, risingaction, climax, fallingaction, resolution. Italso includes internalconflict andexternal conflict. Cause/EffectThis structure iswhere the authorreveals an event thathas happened andthen discusses howthe event hasImpacted otherthings. OnomatopoeiaThis figurativelanguagedevicereplicates thesound an objectmakes.ClimaxThis is the big “AhHA!” moment or theturning point in thestory. This is usuallywhere the conflict inthe story isconfronted. Problem/SolutionThis structure iswhen there is a typeof problem and thenthe rest of theparagraph or essay isfocused onResolving theissue(s). Metaphor– This figurativelanguage device iswhere you comparetwo thingsWITHOUT using thewords like or as.ElaborateThis word means toexpand on yourthoughts usingdifferent techniquessuch as real lifeexamples.Pointof viewThis can beidentified with theexamples theauthor chooses,the words theychoose.ChronologicalThis structure is inorder from first tolast. This doesn’t skiparound and uses thekey words such asfirst, second,Last, finally, then andafter. StatisticsNumbers used aevidence. Thiscan be ratios,percentages,etc.FallingActionThese are theevents of the storythat happen afterthe climax. Theseevents are usually aresult of the climax.StructureThis is the overalllayout of a paragraphor entire text. Author’sselect specific styles tohelp the readerunderstandWhat they are talkingabout and by making iteasier to follow. ConnotativeFor example, blue is acolor, but it is also aword used to describea feeling of sadness,as in:“She's feeling blue.”This can be eitherpositive, negative, orneutral. 

ELA 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. This means that the poets do not have to follow traditional rules of grammar when creating poetry.
    Poetic License
  2. These are the events of the story that develop the conflict of the story.
    Rising Action
  3. This is basically the paragraph of the poem.
    Stanza
  4. The opposite of the main claim of the text.
    Counterclaim
  5. This figurative language device is the repetition of the beginning letters and sounds. NOT VOWELS.
    Alliteration
  6. The main character in a text or story.
    Protagonist
  7. This structure usually deals with a Venn Diagram and shows the similarities and differences between two Or more things.
    Compare/Contrast
  8. the beginning of the story. Introduces the characters and describes the setting.
    Exposition
  9. This figurative language device is where you see human like qualities to inanimate objects, not living things.
    Personification
  10. This piece of structure helps readers understand uncommon definitions and or historical information. This is at The bottom of the paper.
    Footnotes
  11. this is a problem the character is having within themselves such as having a difficult time choosing between Friends, making a life changing decision, etc.
    Internal Conflict
  12. The literal definition of a word.
    Denotative
  13. The character who opposes the protagonist in a text or story.
    Antagonist
  14. The figurative language device where you use like or as to compare two things.
    Simile
  15. way the author expresses his attitude. This can change very quickly or may remain the same throughout the story.
    Tone
  16. This is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line. This can be AA, BB/ AB, AB/ ABCB.
    Rhyme Scheme
  17. This type of writing can be based on opinion or bias.
    subjective
  18. This type of writing is purely based on fact, there is NO bias or opinion.
    Objective
  19. entertain, persuade, inform
    Author’s purpose
  20. – this is the end of the story where the characters usually have resolved their issues.
    Resolution
  21. this can be man v. man, man v. nature or man v. the world. Everything outside of the body that can cause People problem.
    External Conflict
  22. This is what the characters are saying to each other in movies, audio clips and texts.
    Dialogue
  23. This includes exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution. It also includes internal conflict and external conflict.
    Elements of Plot
  24. This structure is where the author reveals an event that has happened and then discusses how the event has Impacted other things.
    Cause/Effect
  25. This figurative language device replicates the sound an object makes.
    Onomatopoeia
  26. This is the big “Ah HA!” moment or the turning point in the story. This is usually where the conflict in the story is confronted.
    Climax
  27. This structure is when there is a type of problem and then the rest of the paragraph or essay is focused on Resolving the issue(s).
    Problem/Solution
  28. – This figurative language device is where you compare two things WITHOUT using the words like or as.
    Metaphor
  29. This word means to expand on your thoughts using different techniques such as real life examples.
    Elaborate
  30. This can be identified with the examples the author chooses, the words they choose.
    Point of view
  31. This structure is in order from first to last. This doesn’t skip around and uses the key words such as first, second, Last, finally, then and after.
    Chronological
  32. Numbers used a evidence. This can be ratios, percentages, etc.
    Statistics
  33. These are the events of the story that happen after the climax. These events are usually a result of the climax.
    Falling Action
  34. This is the overall layout of a paragraph or entire text. Author’s select specific styles to help the reader understand What they are talking about and by making it easier to follow.
    Structure
  35. For example, blue is a color, but it is also a word used to describe a feeling of sadness, as in: “She's feeling blue.” This can be either positive, negative, or neutral.
    Connotative