alliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordsfallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictspoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratorallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestoryexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforcesensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensesmetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"foreshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storyinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindhyperboleexaggeratedstatementsidiomanexpressionthat is notliteraltonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterstaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astoryplotthe mainevents ofa storythemethe messagethe author istrying toconveyrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccursexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictsimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"climaxtheturningpoint of astoryonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits soundsymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelseantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistdialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharactersflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventsprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storysettingtime andplace ofa storydynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestorypersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humanalliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordsfallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictspoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratorallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestoryexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforcesensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensesmetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"foreshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storyinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindhyperboleexaggeratedstatementsidiomanexpressionthat is notliteraltonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterstaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astoryplotthe mainevents ofa storythemethe messagethe author istrying toconveyrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccursexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictsimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"climaxtheturningpoint of astoryonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits soundsymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelseantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistdialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharactersflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventsprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storysettingtime andplace ofa storydynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestorypersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-human

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