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