hyperboleexaggeratedstatementsonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits soundsymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelserisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccursdialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharactersdynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestorymetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"plotthe mainevents ofa storyallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestorypersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humanprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storystaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astorythemethe messagethe author istrying toconveyfallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictsinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindidiomanexpressionthat is notliteralsettingtime andplace ofa storytonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforcealliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordsclimaxtheturningpoint of astoryforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storyantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictsensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensessimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"flashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventspoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratorhyperboleexaggeratedstatementsonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits soundsymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelserisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccursdialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharactersdynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestorymetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"plotthe mainevents ofa storyallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestorypersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humanprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storystaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astorythemethe messagethe author istrying toconveyfallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictsinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindidiomanexpressionthat is notliteralsettingtime andplace ofa storytonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforcealliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordsclimaxtheturningpoint of astoryforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storyantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictsensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensessimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"flashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventspoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarrator

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