ContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudienceSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstractFlashbackPlot goesback intime for asceneSettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceThemeAuthor'smessageto thereaderJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesPathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feelImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderAudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forPlotWhathappensin a storyGenreCategoryofliteratureAntagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.SyntaxsentencestructureConflictProblemthecharacterfacesPointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyProtagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalityFigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoiceForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomeToneauthor'sattitudetowardsthe subjectContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudienceSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstractFlashbackPlot goesback intime for asceneSettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceThemeAuthor'smessageto thereaderJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesPathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feelImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderAudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forPlotWhathappensin a storyGenreCategoryofliteratureAntagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.SyntaxsentencestructureConflictProblemthecharacterfacesPointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyProtagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalityFigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoiceForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomeToneauthor'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. Background info needed for a topic to make sense to the audience
    Context
  2. thing that represents another thing that is usually larger and more abstract
    Symbolism
  3. Plot goes back in time for a scene
    Flashback
  4. Where and when a story takes place
    Setting
  5. Author's message to the reader
    Theme
  6. When opposites are placed next to each other to emphasize differences
    Juxtaposition
  7. emotion the author intends for the audience to feel
    Pathos
  8. Uses sensory language to create a picture for the reader
    Imagery
  9. Those whom the author was writing for
    Audience
  10. What happens in a story
    Plot
  11. Category of literature
    Genre
  12. character or force that works against the protagonist
    Antagonist
  13. Feeling created by the setting
    Atmosphere
  14. Brief reference to something well known
    Allusion
  15. Plays with the differences between appearances and reality, or between meaning and the words used to convey that meaning.
    Irony
  16. sentence structure
    Syntax
  17. Problem the character faces
    Conflict
  18. Who's telling the story
    Point of View
  19. main character, usually the hero
    Protagonist
  20. A character's personality
    Characterization
  21. metaphor, pun, oxymoron, alliteration
    Figurative Language
  22. author's purposeful word choice
    Diction
  23. Hints at what's to come
    Foreshadowing
  24. author's attitude towards the subject
    Tone