foreshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nextiambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetparadoxa seemingcontradictionimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensesassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundsthemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveysblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentametersimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"alliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundscontrastto explainhow twothingsdifferquatraina fourlinestanzametaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"monologuelongspeech byonecharactertoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectplotsequenceof mainevents inthe storysymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideagenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteraturecoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemsoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharactershyperboleextremeexaggerationironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositeallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knownsonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameterpersonificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicsonomatopoeiasoundwordsmoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingcharacterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialogueclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storyfreeversepoem withno meteror rhymedenouementtying uplooseends inthe story1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,myanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructurestanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; averselyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotionsconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plotforeshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nextiambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetparadoxa seemingcontradictionimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensesassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundsthemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveysblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentametersimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"alliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundscontrastto explainhow twothingsdifferquatraina fourlinestanzametaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"monologuelongspeech byonecharactertoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectplotsequenceof mainevents inthe storysymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideagenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteraturecoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemsoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharactershyperboleextremeexaggerationironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositeallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knownsonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameterpersonificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicsonomatopoeiasoundwordsmoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingcharacterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialogueclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storyfreeversepoem withno meteror rhymedenouementtying uplooseends inthe story1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,myanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructurestanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; averselyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotionsconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plot

Literary Terms - 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. author gives clues about what will happen next
    foreshadowing
  2. 10 syllable lines of 5 feet
    iambic pentameter
  3. a seeming contradiction
    paradox
  4. description engaging 1 or more of your 5 senses
    imagery
  5. repetition of vowel sounds
    assonance
  6. the central idea or lesson a story conveys
    theme
  7. poem with meter but no rhyme; often iambic pentameter
    blank verse
  8. comparison using "like" or "as"
    simile
  9. repeating first consonant sounds
    alliteration
  10. to explain how two things differ
    contrast
  11. a four line stanza
    quatrain
  12. Comparison not using "like" or "as"
    metaphor
  13. long speech by one character
    monologue
  14. author's attitude toward the subject
    tone
  15. sequence of main events in the story
    plot
  16. one thing represents another often abstract idea
    symbolism
  17. a kind of style in art or literature
    genre
  18. a pair of rhyming lines separate from the rest of the poem
    couplets
  19. monologue in which audience hears but not characters
    soliloquy
  20. extreme exaggeration
    hyperbole
  21. language that conveys certain ideas by saying the opposite
    irony
  22. reference to someone/something well known
    allusion
  23. 14 line poem in iambic pentameter
    sonnet
  24. giving inanimate objects human characteristics
    personification
  25. sound words
    onomatopoeia
  26. the feeling a reader gets from the writing
    mood
  27. personality of a character displayed by actions and dialogue
    characterization
  28. emotional peak of the story
    climax
  29. poem with no meter or rhyme
    free verse
  30. tying up loose ends in the story
    denouement
  31. I, me, my
    1st person point of view
  32. a comparison on basis of structure
    analogy
  33. a section of poetry in a poem; a verse
    stanza
  34. poetry that expresses poet's emotions
    lyric
  35. internal or external; an element of plot
    conflict