Antagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesConflictProblemthecharacterfacesFlashbackPlot goesback intime for asceneDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoiceSyntaxsentencestructureIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.Toneauthor'sattitudetowardsthe subjectAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownThemeAuthor'smessageto thereaderCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalitySettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomePlotWhathappensin a storyImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingProtagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroPathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feelFigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationGenreCategoryofliteratureAudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forPointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudienceSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstractAntagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesConflictProblemthecharacterfacesFlashbackPlot goesback intime for asceneDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoiceSyntaxsentencestructureIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.Toneauthor'sattitudetowardsthe subjectAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownThemeAuthor'smessageto thereaderCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalitySettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomePlotWhathappensin a storyImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingProtagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroPathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feelFigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationGenreCategoryofliteratureAudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forPointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudienceSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstract

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