ForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomeContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudiencePlotWhathappensin a storyAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownSyntaxsentencestructureImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.AudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forFigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationToneauthor'sattitudetowardsthe subjectPathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feelDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoiceJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesFlashbackPlot goesback intime for asceneAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingProtagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroConflictProblemthecharacterfacesSettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalityPointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyGenreCategoryofliteratureSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstractAntagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistThemeAuthor'smessageto thereaderForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomeContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudiencePlotWhathappensin a storyAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownSyntaxsentencestructureImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.AudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forFigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationToneauthor'sattitudetowardsthe subjectPathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feelDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoiceJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesFlashbackPlot goesback intime for asceneAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingProtagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroConflictProblemthecharacterfacesSettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalityPointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyGenreCategoryofliteratureSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstractAntagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistThemeAuthor'smessageto thereader

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