dynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestoryantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storyidiomanexpressionthat is notliteralsettingtime andplace ofa storytonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterstaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astorysensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensesfallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictsplotthe mainevents ofa storyinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindsymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelsehyperboleexaggeratedstatementsallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestoryexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforcepoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratorclimaxtheturningpoint of astoryexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictpersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humanrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccursprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storydialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharacterssimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"alliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordsthemethe messagethe author istrying toconveyflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventsmetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"onomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits sounddynamiccharactera characterwho changesover thecourse of thestoryantagonistanythingthat worksagainst theprotagonistforeshadowingclues as towhat is tocome laterin the storyidiomanexpressionthat is notliteralsettingtime andplace ofa storytonethe writer'sattitudetoward thesubjectmatterstaticcharactera characterwho does NOTchange overthe course of astorysensoryimagerywords thatappeal tothe fivesensesfallingactionfollows theclimax andbeginswrapping upconflictsplotthe mainevents ofa storyinternalconflicta character'sstrugglewithin his/hermindsymbola thing thatrepresentssomethingelsehyperboleexaggeratedstatementsallusiona referenceto somethingoutside thestoryexternalconflicta character'sstruggle withan externalforcepoint ofviewtheperspectiveof thenarratorclimaxtheturningpoint of astoryexpositionpart of plot thatintroduces thecharacters,setting andconflictpersonificationgiving humancharacteristicsto somethingthat is non-humanrisingactionpart of plotwhere mostof theconflictoccursprotagonistthe maincharacterof a storydialogueaconversationbetween twoor morecharacterssimilecomparingtwo unlikeobjects using"like" or "as"alliterationa repeatingconsonantsound at thebeginning of aseries of wordsthemethe messagethe author istrying toconveyflashbackan interruptionin story toreflect onpreviouseventsmetaphorcomparingtwo unlikeobjectswithout using"like" or "as"onomatopoeiaa wordthatimitatesits sound

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