climaxtheturningpoint of astoryonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits soundalliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordspoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratorsettingtime andplace ofa storysymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelsedialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharacterssensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensespersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humanprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storyforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storyexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforceidiomanexpressionthat is notliteralstaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astorydynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestoryflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventstonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccursallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestorymetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"fallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictssimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"themethe messagethe author istrying toconveyinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindhyperboleexaggeratedstatementsantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistplotthe mainevents ofa storyclimaxtheturningpoint of astoryonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits soundalliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordspoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratorsettingtime andplace ofa storysymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelsedialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharacterssensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensespersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humanprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storyforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storyexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforceidiomanexpressionthat is notliteralstaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astorydynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestoryflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventstonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccursallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestorymetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"fallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictssimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"themethe messagethe author istrying toconveyinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindhyperboleexaggeratedstatementsantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistplotthe mainevents ofa story

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