Pointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownToneauthor'sattitudetowardsthe subjectConflictProblemthecharacterfacesDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoiceContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudienceGenreCategoryofliteratureIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.ThemeAuthor'smessageto thereaderSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstractForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomeAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderPathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feelProtagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroFigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationSyntaxsentencestructureFlashbackPlot goesback intime for asceneCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalityAudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forSettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceAntagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistPlotWhathappensin a storyPointof ViewWho'stellingthe storyAllusionBriefreference tosomethingwell knownToneauthor'sattitudetowardsthe subjectConflictProblemthecharacterfacesDictionauthor'spurposefulwordchoiceContextBackgroundinfo needed fora topic to makesense to theaudienceGenreCategoryofliteratureIronyPlays with thedifferences betweenappearances andreality, or betweenmeaning and thewords used toconvey that meaning.ThemeAuthor'smessageto thereaderSymbolismthing thatrepresentsanother thingthat is usuallylarger and moreabstractForeshadowingHints atwhat's tocomeAtmosphereFeelingcreatedby thesettingJuxtapositionWhenopposites areplaced next toeach other toemphasizedifferencesImageryUses sensorylanguage tocreate apicture for thereaderPathosemotion theauthorintends forthe audienceto feelProtagonistmaincharacter,usuallythe heroFigurativeLanguagemetaphor,pun,oxymoron,alliterationSyntaxsentencestructureFlashbackPlot goesback intime for asceneCharacterizationAcharacter'spersonalityAudienceThosewhom theauthor waswriting forSettingWhere andwhen astory takesplaceAntagonistcharacter orforce thatworksagainst theprotagonistPlotWhathappensin a story

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