analogyacomparisonon basis ofstructurecontrastto explainhow twothingsdifferpersonificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicstoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storysimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"quatraina fourlinestanzasymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideaplotsequenceof mainevents inthe storydenouementtying uplooseends inthe storymetaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"ironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositethemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveysimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensesstanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; averseblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentameterforeshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nexthyperboleextremeexaggerationfreeversepoem withno meteror rhyme1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mylyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotionsassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundssonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameteriambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetmonologuelongspeech byonecharactercharacterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialogueconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plotmoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingonomatopoeiasoundwordsalliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundsallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knownsoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharactersgenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteraturecoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemparadoxa seemingcontradictionanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructurecontrastto explainhow twothingsdifferpersonificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicstoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storysimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"quatraina fourlinestanzasymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideaplotsequenceof mainevents inthe storydenouementtying uplooseends inthe storymetaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"ironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositethemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveysimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensesstanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; averseblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentameterforeshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nexthyperboleextremeexaggerationfreeversepoem withno meteror rhyme1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mylyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotionsassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundssonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameteriambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetmonologuelongspeech byonecharactercharacterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialogueconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plotmoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingonomatopoeiasoundwordsalliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundsallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knownsoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharactersgenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteraturecoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemparadoxa seemingcontradiction

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