metaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"toneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectcontrastto explainhow twothingsdifferconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plotcoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemparadoxa seemingcontradictioniambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetcharacterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialogueallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knownsoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharactersanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructuresonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentametermonologuelongspeech byonecharacteralliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundsforeshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nextimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensesfreeversepoem withno meteror rhymepersonificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicssymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideahyperboleextremeexaggerationlyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotionssimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"genrea kind ofstyle in artorliteratureonomatopoeiasoundwordsironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositeassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundsclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storyblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentameterquatraina fourlinestanzadenouementtying uplooseends inthe storyplotsequenceof mainevents inthe storythemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveys1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mymoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingstanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; aversemetaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"toneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectcontrastto explainhow twothingsdifferconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plotcoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemparadoxa seemingcontradictioniambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetcharacterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialogueallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knownsoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharactersanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructuresonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentametermonologuelongspeech byonecharacteralliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundsforeshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nextimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensesfreeversepoem withno meteror rhymepersonificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicssymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideahyperboleextremeexaggerationlyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotionssimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"genrea kind ofstyle in artorliteratureonomatopoeiasoundwordsironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositeassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundsclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storyblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentameterquatraina fourlinestanzadenouementtying uplooseends inthe storyplotsequenceof mainevents inthe storythemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveys1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mymoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingstanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; averse

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