metaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"sonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameterquatraina fourlinestanzaanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructurecoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemforeshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nextblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentametermonologuelongspeech byonecharactermoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingsymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideaassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundsthemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveysconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plottoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectonomatopoeiasoundwordsparadoxa seemingcontradictionplotsequenceof mainevents inthe storycharacterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialogueironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositesoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharacterssimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"personificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicsallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knownimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensesclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storystanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; aversefreeversepoem withno meteror rhymecontrastto explainhow twothingsdifferlyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotions1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mygenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteraturehyperboleextremeexaggerationiambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetalliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundsdenouementtying uplooseends inthe storymetaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"sonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameterquatraina fourlinestanzaanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructurecoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemforeshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nextblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentametermonologuelongspeech byonecharactermoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingsymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideaassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundsthemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveysconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plottoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectonomatopoeiasoundwordsparadoxa seemingcontradictionplotsequenceof mainevents inthe storycharacterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialogueironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositesoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharacterssimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"personificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicsallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knownimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensesclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storystanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; aversefreeversepoem withno meteror rhymecontrastto explainhow twothingsdifferlyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotions1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mygenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteraturehyperboleextremeexaggerationiambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetalliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundsdenouementtying uplooseends inthe story

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