freeversepoem withno meteror rhymeparadoxa seemingcontradictionimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensessimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"characterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialoguequatraina fourlinestanzametaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"onomatopoeiasoundwordsanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructureclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storymoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingforeshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nextplotsequenceof mainevents inthe storysonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameterironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositeblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentameter1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mylyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotionsgenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteraturepersonificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicsstanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; aversedenouementtying uplooseends inthe storyiambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feettoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectcontrastto explainhow twothingsdiffersoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharacterscoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plotmonologuelongspeech byonecharacterhyperboleextremeexaggerationallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knownthemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveysassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundsalliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundssymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideafreeversepoem withno meteror rhymeparadoxa seemingcontradictionimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensessimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"characterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialoguequatraina fourlinestanzametaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"onomatopoeiasoundwordsanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructureclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storymoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingforeshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nextplotsequenceof mainevents inthe storysonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameterironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositeblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentameter1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mylyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotionsgenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteraturepersonificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicsstanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; aversedenouementtying uplooseends inthe storyiambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feettoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectcontrastto explainhow twothingsdiffersoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharacterscoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plotmonologuelongspeech byonecharacterhyperboleextremeexaggerationallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knownthemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveysassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundsalliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundssymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract idea

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