sensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensesmetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"allusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestorystaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astoryflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventsidiomanexpressionthat is notliteralsimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"externalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforcepersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humanpoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratorhyperboleexaggeratedstatementsinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits soundsymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelseantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storyexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictfallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictsplotthe mainevents ofa storysettingtime andplace ofa storyprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storytonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterthemethe messagethe author istrying toconveydialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharactersalliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordsdynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestoryclimaxtheturningpoint of astoryrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccurssensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensesmetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"allusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestorystaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astoryflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventsidiomanexpressionthat is notliteralsimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"externalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforcepersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humanpoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratorhyperboleexaggeratedstatementsinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits soundsymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelseantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storyexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictfallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictsplotthe mainevents ofa storysettingtime andplace ofa storyprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storytonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterthemethe messagethe author istrying toconveydialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharactersalliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordsdynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestoryclimaxtheturningpoint of astoryrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccurs

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