allusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestoryinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindhyperboleexaggeratedstatementsplotthe mainevents ofa storyclimaxtheturningpoint of astoryexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforcesimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"tonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventsprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storystaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astoryforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storypersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humanidiomanexpressionthat is notliteraldialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharacterspoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratoronomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits sounddynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestoryantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictthemethe messagethe author istrying toconveysymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelsesensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensesrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccurssettingtime andplace ofa storyalliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordsmetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"fallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictsallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestoryinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindhyperboleexaggeratedstatementsplotthe mainevents ofa storyclimaxtheturningpoint of astoryexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforcesimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"tonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventsprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storystaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astoryforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storypersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humanidiomanexpressionthat is notliteraldialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharacterspoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratoronomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits sounddynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestoryantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictthemethe messagethe author istrying toconveysymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelsesensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensesrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccurssettingtime andplace ofa storyalliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordsmetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"fallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflicts

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