dialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharactersrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccurstonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictplotthe mainevents ofa storyexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforcestaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astoryinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindpersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humansimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"flashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventsclimaxtheturningpoint of astoryantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistthemethe messagethe author istrying toconveydynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestoryprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storysymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelseonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits soundpoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratorallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestoryforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storymetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"fallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictssettingtime andplace ofa storyidiomanexpressionthat is notliteralsensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesenseshyperboleexaggeratedstatementsalliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordsdialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharactersrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccurstonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictplotthe mainevents ofa storyexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforcestaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astoryinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindpersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humansimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"flashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventsclimaxtheturningpoint of astoryantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistthemethe messagethe author istrying toconveydynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestoryprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storysymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelseonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits soundpoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratorallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestoryforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storymetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"fallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictssettingtime andplace ofa storyidiomanexpressionthat is notliteralsensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesenseshyperboleexaggeratedstatementsalliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of words

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