alliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordsinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindsimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"metaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"idiomanexpressionthat is notliteraldialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharacterspoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratorrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccursstaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astoryclimaxtheturningpoint of astorysymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelsepersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humansettingtime andplace ofa storyforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storyflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventssensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensesexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforceallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestoryhyperboleexaggeratedstatementsplotthe mainevents ofa storyantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits soundexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflicttonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterfallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictsprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storydynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestorythemethe messagethe author istrying toconveyalliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordsinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindsimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"metaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"idiomanexpressionthat is notliteraldialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharacterspoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratorrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccursstaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astoryclimaxtheturningpoint of astorysymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelsepersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humansettingtime andplace ofa storyforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storyflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventssensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensesexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforceallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestoryhyperboleexaggeratedstatementsplotthe mainevents ofa storyantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits soundexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflicttonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterfallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictsprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storydynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestorythemethe messagethe author istrying toconvey

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