externalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforceexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictsymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelsethemethe messagethe author istrying toconveyonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits sounddynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestoryallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestoryforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storyplotthe mainevents ofa storyclimaxtheturningpoint of astoryantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistmetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"settingtime andplace ofa storysensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensespoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratorinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindidiomanexpressionthat is notliteralflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventsstaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astoryhyperboleexaggeratedstatementsdialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharacterspersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humanalliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordssimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"fallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictsprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storytonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccursexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforceexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictsymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelsethemethe messagethe author istrying toconveyonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits sounddynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestoryallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestoryforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storyplotthe mainevents ofa storyclimaxtheturningpoint of astoryantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistmetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"settingtime andplace ofa storysensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensespoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratorinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindidiomanexpressionthat is notliteralflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventsstaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astoryhyperboleexaggeratedstatementsdialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharacterspersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humanalliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordssimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"fallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictsprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storytonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterrisingactionpart 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. a character's struggle with an external force
    external conflict
  2. part of plot that introduces the characters, setting and conflict
    exposition
  3. a thing that represents something else
    symbol
  4. the message the author is trying to convey
    theme
  5. a word that imitates its sound
    onomatopoeia
  6. a character who changes over the course of the story
    dynamic character
  7. a reference to something outside the story
    allusion
  8. clues as to what is to come later in the story
    foreshadowing
  9. the main events of a story
    plot
  10. the turning point of a story
    climax
  11. anything that works against the protagonist
    antagonist
  12. comparing two unlike objects without using "like" or "as"
    metaphor
  13. time and place of a story
    setting
  14. words that appeal to the five senses
    sensory imagery
  15. the perspective of the narrator
    point of view
  16. a character's struggle within his/her mind
    internal conflict
  17. an expression that is not literal
    idiom
  18. an interruption in story to reflect on previous events
    flashback
  19. a character who does NOT change over the course of a story
    static character
  20. exaggerated statements
    hyperbole
  21. a conversation between two or more characters
    dialogue
  22. giving human characteristics to something that is non-human
    personification
  23. a repeating consonant sound at the beginning of a series of words
    alliteration
  24. comparing two unlike objects using "like" or "as"
    simile
  25. follows the climax and begins wrapping up conflicts
    falling action
  26. the main character of a story
    protagonist
  27. the writer's attitude toward the subject matter
    tone
  28. part of plot where most of the conflict occurs
    rising action