plotsequenceof mainevents inthe storysoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharactersthemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveyssymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideaimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensesironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositeanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructurealliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundsquatraina fourlinestanzagenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteraturehyperboleextremeexaggerationcontrastto explainhow twothingsdiffermoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingstanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; averseparadoxa seemingcontradictioniambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentametercoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemlyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotionsonomatopoeiasoundwordsmonologuelongspeech byonecharacterclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storyforeshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nextallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knowndenouementtying uplooseends inthe storytoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plot1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mycharacterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialoguesimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"metaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"sonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameterpersonificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicsfreeversepoem withno meteror rhymeassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundsplotsequenceof mainevents inthe storysoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharactersthemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveyssymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideaimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensesironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositeanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructurealliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundsquatraina fourlinestanzagenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteraturehyperboleextremeexaggerationcontrastto explainhow twothingsdiffermoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingstanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; averseparadoxa seemingcontradictioniambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentametercoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemlyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotionsonomatopoeiasoundwordsmonologuelongspeech byonecharacterclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storyforeshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nextallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knowndenouementtying uplooseends inthe storytoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plot1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mycharacterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialoguesimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"metaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"sonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameterpersonificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicsfreeversepoem withno meteror rhymeassonancerepetitionof vowelsounds

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