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