GenreCategoryofliteraturePointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoiceThemeAuthor'smessageto thereaderConflictProblemthecharacterfacesImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalityAntagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudiencePlotWhathappensin a storySyntaxsentencestructureForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomeAudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownFigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationPathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feelIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.FlashbackPlot goesback intime for asceneProtagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstractSettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceToneauthor'sattitudetowardsthe subjectGenreCategoryofliteraturePointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoiceThemeAuthor'smessageto thereaderConflictProblemthecharacterfacesImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalityAntagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudiencePlotWhathappensin a storySyntaxsentencestructureForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomeAudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownFigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationPathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feelIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.FlashbackPlot goesback intime for asceneProtagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstractSettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceToneauthor'sattitudetowardsthe subject

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