ThemeAuthor'smessageto thereaderJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoicePointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalityContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudienceProtagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroFigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationGenreCategoryofliteratureToneauthor'sattitudetowardsthe subjectFlashbackPlot goesback intime for asceneSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstractAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingConflictProblemthecharacterfacesSettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceSyntaxsentencestructureImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderPlotWhathappensin a storyAudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forAntagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.ForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomePathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feelThemeAuthor'smessageto thereaderJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoicePointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalityContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudienceProtagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroFigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationGenreCategoryofliteratureToneauthor'sattitudetowardsthe subjectFlashbackPlot goesback intime for asceneSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstractAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingConflictProblemthecharacterfacesSettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceSyntaxsentencestructureImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderPlotWhathappensin a storyAudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forAntagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.ForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomePathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feel

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