imagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensescharacterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialogue1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mysimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"quatraina fourlinestanzacoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructuremoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingplotsequenceof mainevents inthe storystanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; aversecontrastto explainhow twothingsdifferforeshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nextgenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteraturelyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotionsallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knownsonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameterassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundssymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideasoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharactersmetaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"blankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentameteriambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetdenouementtying uplooseends inthe storyhyperboleextremeexaggerationmonologuelongspeech byonecharacterpersonificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicsfreeversepoem withno meteror rhymeclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storyalliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundsonomatopoeiasoundwordsironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositeparadoxa seemingcontradictiontoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectthemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveysconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plotimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensescharacterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialogue1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mysimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"quatraina fourlinestanzacoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructuremoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingplotsequenceof mainevents inthe storystanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; aversecontrastto explainhow twothingsdifferforeshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nextgenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteraturelyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotionsallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knownsonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameterassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundssymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideasoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharactersmetaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"blankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentameteriambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetdenouementtying uplooseends inthe storyhyperboleextremeexaggerationmonologuelongspeech byonecharacterpersonificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicsfreeversepoem withno meteror rhymeclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storyalliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundsonomatopoeiasoundwordsironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositeparadoxa seemingcontradictiontoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectthemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveysconflictinternal 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. description engaging 1 or more of your 5 senses
    imagery
  2. personality of a character displayed by actions and dialogue
    characterization
  3. I, me, my
    1st person point of view
  4. comparison using "like" or "as"
    simile
  5. a four line stanza
    quatrain
  6. a pair of rhyming lines separate from the rest of the poem
    couplets
  7. a comparison on basis of structure
    analogy
  8. the feeling a reader gets from the writing
    mood
  9. sequence of main events in the story
    plot
  10. a section of poetry in a poem; a verse
    stanza
  11. to explain how two things differ
    contrast
  12. author gives clues about what will happen next
    foreshadowing
  13. a kind of style in art or literature
    genre
  14. poetry that expresses poet's emotions
    lyric
  15. reference to someone/something well known
    allusion
  16. 14 line poem in iambic pentameter
    sonnet
  17. repetition of vowel sounds
    assonance
  18. one thing represents another often abstract idea
    symbolism
  19. monologue in which audience hears but not characters
    soliloquy
  20. Comparison not using "like" or "as"
    metaphor
  21. poem with meter but no rhyme; often iambic pentameter
    blank verse
  22. 10 syllable lines of 5 feet
    iambic pentameter
  23. tying up loose ends in the story
    denouement
  24. extreme exaggeration
    hyperbole
  25. long speech by one character
    monologue
  26. giving inanimate objects human characteristics
    personification
  27. poem with no meter or rhyme
    free verse
  28. emotional peak of the story
    climax
  29. repeating first consonant sounds
    alliteration
  30. sound words
    onomatopoeia
  31. language that conveys certain ideas by saying the opposite
    irony
  32. a seeming contradiction
    paradox
  33. author's attitude toward the subject
    tone
  34. the central idea or lesson a story conveys
    theme
  35. internal or external; an element of plot
    conflict