FigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingProtagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstractJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesPlotWhathappensin a storySettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceGenreCategoryofliteratureAudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownThemeAuthor'smessageto thereaderDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoiceContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudienceIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.Pointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyFlashbackPlot goesback intime for ascenePathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feelSyntaxsentencestructureImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalityForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomeToneauthor'sattitudetowardsthe subjectAntagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistConflictProblemthecharacterfacesFigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingProtagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstractJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesPlotWhathappensin a storySettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceGenreCategoryofliteratureAudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownThemeAuthor'smessageto thereaderDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoiceContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudienceIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.Pointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyFlashbackPlot goesback intime for ascenePathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feelSyntaxsentencestructureImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalityForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomeToneauthor'sattitudetowardsthe subjectAntagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistConflictProblemthecharacterfaces

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