settingtime andplace ofa storyinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storydialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharactersplotthe mainevents ofa storytonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccursexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictfallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictsthemethe messagethe author istrying toconveystaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astoryexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforcealliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordspoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratoridiomanexpressionthat is notliteralonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits soundpersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humanclimaxtheturningpoint of astoryflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventsantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistdynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestoryprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storyhyperboleexaggeratedstatementssensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensesmetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"symbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelseallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestorysimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"settingtime andplace ofa storyinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storydialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharactersplotthe mainevents ofa storytonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccursexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictfallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictsthemethe messagethe author istrying toconveystaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astoryexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforcealliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordspoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratoridiomanexpressionthat is notliteralonomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits soundpersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humanclimaxtheturningpoint of astoryflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventsantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistdynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestoryprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storyhyperboleexaggeratedstatementssensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensesmetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"symbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelseallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestorysimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"

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