AudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forFlashbackPlot goesback intime for ascenePointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyGenreCategoryofliteraturePathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feelIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.Protagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudienceAntagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderThemeAuthor'smessageto thereaderToneauthor'sattitudetowardsthe subjectAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstractCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalityDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoiceForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomeAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownFigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesSyntaxsentencestructureSettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceConflictProblemthecharacterfacesPlotWhathappensin a storyAudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forFlashbackPlot goesback intime for ascenePointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyGenreCategoryofliteraturePathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feelIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.Protagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudienceAntagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderThemeAuthor'smessageto thereaderToneauthor'sattitudetowardsthe subjectAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstractCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalityDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoiceForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomeAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownFigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesSyntaxsentencestructureSettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceConflictProblemthecharacterfacesPlotWhathappensin a story

The Language of Fiction - 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. Those whom the author was writing for
    Audience
  2. Plot goes back in time for a scene
    Flashback
  3. Who's telling the story
    Point of View
  4. Category of literature
    Genre
  5. emotion the author intends for the audience to feel
    Pathos
  6. Plays with the differences between appearances and reality, or between meaning and the words used to convey that meaning.
    Irony
  7. main character, usually the hero
    Protagonist
  8. Background info needed for a topic to make sense to the audience
    Context
  9. character or force that works against the protagonist
    Antagonist
  10. Uses sensory language to create a picture for the reader
    Imagery
  11. Author's message to the reader
    Theme
  12. author's attitude towards the subject
    Tone
  13. Feeling created by the setting
    Atmosphere
  14. thing that represents another thing that is usually larger and more abstract
    Symbolism
  15. A character's personality
    Characterization
  16. author's purposeful word choice
    Diction
  17. Hints at what's to come
    Foreshadowing
  18. Brief reference to something well known
    Allusion
  19. metaphor, pun, oxymoron, alliteration
    Figurative Language
  20. When opposites are placed next to each other to emphasize differences
    Juxtaposition
  21. sentence structure
    Syntax
  22. Where and when a story takes place
    Setting
  23. Problem the character faces
    Conflict
  24. What happens in a story
    Plot