characterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialogueallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knownimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensesblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentametermoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingcoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plothyperboleextremeexaggerationsymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideastanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; averseanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructuresonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameterplotsequenceof mainevents inthe storyiambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetalliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundsmonologuelongspeech byonecharacterclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storylyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotions1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mysoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharactersparadoxa seemingcontradictionassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundstoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositedenouementtying uplooseends inthe storythemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveysfreeversepoem withno meteror rhymepersonificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicsmetaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"contrastto explainhow twothingsdiffergenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteratureonomatopoeiasoundwordssimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"foreshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nextquatraina fourlinestanzacharacterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialogueallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knownimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensesblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentametermoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingcoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plothyperboleextremeexaggerationsymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideastanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; averseanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructuresonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameterplotsequenceof mainevents inthe storyiambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetalliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundsmonologuelongspeech byonecharacterclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storylyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotions1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mysoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharactersparadoxa seemingcontradictionassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundstoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositedenouementtying uplooseends inthe storythemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveysfreeversepoem withno meteror rhymepersonificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicsmetaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"contrastto explainhow twothingsdiffergenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteratureonomatopoeiasoundwordssimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"foreshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nextquatraina fourlinestanza

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