internalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforcesettingtime andplace ofa storyonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits soundflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventsprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storystaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astoryexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictpoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratortonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmattersimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"plotthe mainevents ofa storydynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestoryrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccurspersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humanhyperboleexaggeratedstatementssensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensesmetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"alliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordsfallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictsthemethe messagethe author istrying toconveydialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharactersallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestoryidiomanexpressionthat is notliteralantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistsymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelseclimaxtheturningpoint of astoryforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storyinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforcesettingtime andplace ofa storyonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits soundflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventsprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storystaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astoryexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictpoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratortonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmattersimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"plotthe mainevents ofa storydynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestoryrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccurspersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humanhyperboleexaggeratedstatementssensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensesmetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"alliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordsfallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictsthemethe messagethe author istrying toconveydialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharactersallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestoryidiomanexpressionthat is notliteralantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistsymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelseclimaxtheturningpoint of astoryforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the story

Literary Terms Bingo! - 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 character's struggle within his/her mind
    internal conflict
  2. a character's struggle with an external force
    external conflict
  3. time and place of a story
    setting
  4. a word that imitates its sound
    onomatopoeia
  5. an interruption in story to reflect on previous events
    flashback
  6. the main character of a story
    protagonist
  7. a character who does NOT change over the course of a story
    static character
  8. part of plot that introduces the characters, setting and conflict
    exposition
  9. the perspective of the narrator
    point of view
  10. the writer's attitude toward the subject matter
    tone
  11. comparing two unlike objects using "like" or "as"
    simile
  12. the main events of a story
    plot
  13. a character who changes over the course of the story
    dynamic character
  14. part of plot where most of the conflict occurs
    rising action
  15. giving human characteristics to something that is non-human
    personification
  16. exaggerated statements
    hyperbole
  17. words that appeal to the five senses
    sensory imagery
  18. comparing two unlike objects without using "like" or "as"
    metaphor
  19. a repeating consonant sound at the beginning of a series of words
    alliteration
  20. follows the climax and begins wrapping up conflicts
    falling action
  21. the message the author is trying to convey
    theme
  22. a conversation between two or more characters
    dialogue
  23. a reference to something outside the story
    allusion
  24. an expression that is not literal
    idiom
  25. anything that works against the protagonist
    antagonist
  26. a thing that represents something else
    symbol
  27. the turning point of a story
    climax
  28. clues as to what is to come later in the story
    foreshadowing