ImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownToneauthor'sattitudetowardsthe subjectSyntaxsentencestructurePlotWhathappensin a storyIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.ThemeAuthor'smessageto thereaderAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingConflictProblemthecharacterfacesSettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalityProtagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoiceGenreCategoryofliteratureForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomeJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesAntagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstractFigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationPointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyAudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forFlashbackPlot goesback intime for ascenePathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feelContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudienceImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownToneauthor'sattitudetowardsthe subjectSyntaxsentencestructurePlotWhathappensin a storyIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.ThemeAuthor'smessageto thereaderAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingConflictProblemthecharacterfacesSettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalityProtagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoiceGenreCategoryofliteratureForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomeJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesAntagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstractFigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationPointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyAudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forFlashbackPlot goesback intime for ascenePathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feelContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudience

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