a comparisonof 2 unlikethings USING"like" or "as"Similewhen hints orsuggestionsare givenabout eventsto comeForeshadowingGivinghuman-likequalities tonon-livingthingsPersonificationtojudgeEvaluateto give inorder toachieve orprovidesomethingContributeto tell allthe wayssomethingis differentContrastthe backgroundinformation oncharacters givenat the beginningof a storyExpositionevents thathappen in astory thatlead to theclimaxRisingActionCreateFormulateto tellhowExplainevents thattake placeimmediatelyafter theclimaxFallingActionto backup withdetailsSupportTo tellallabout itDescribeto readbetweenthe linesInferto breakdown; tobreakapartAnalyzeExageratedstatementsnot meant tobe takenseriouslyHyperboleto listinstepsTracetakes place atthe end of astory; allremainingquestionsansweredDenouementto grow, orincrease,or to causeto growDevelopthe mainevents ina novel orstoryPlotto give theshortverison ofsomethingSummarizeto express athought,feeling, or ideato beunderstood; toshowConveyto identify allthe wayssomething islikeComparea comparisonbetween 2unlike thingsWITHOUTusing "like" or"as"Metaphorwhen a persondoes or sayssomethingoutside of whatis expected ofthemIronyWhat thestory is mainlyabout frombeginning toendMainIdea/CentralIdeathe point ofhighest level ofinterest andemotion; a majorturning point in theactionClimaxto try to tellwhat willhappennextPredictthe moral,messageor lessonof a storyThemea comparisonof 2 unlikethings USING"like" or "as"Similewhen hints orsuggestionsare givenabout eventsto comeForeshadowingGivinghuman-likequalities tonon-livingthingsPersonificationtojudgeEvaluateto give inorder toachieve orprovidesomethingContributeto tell allthe wayssomethingis differentContrastthe backgroundinformation oncharacters givenat the beginningof a storyExpositionevents thathappen in astory thatlead to theclimaxRisingActionCreateFormulateto tellhowExplainevents thattake placeimmediatelyafter theclimaxFallingActionto backup withdetailsSupportTo tellallabout itDescribeto readbetweenthe linesInferto breakdown; tobreakapartAnalyzeExageratedstatementsnot meant tobe takenseriouslyHyperboleto listinstepsTracetakes place atthe end of astory; allremainingquestionsansweredDenouementto grow, orincrease,or to causeto growDevelopthe mainevents ina novel orstoryPlotto give theshortverison ofsomethingSummarizeto express athought,feeling, or ideato beunderstood; toshowConveyto identify allthe wayssomething islikeComparea comparisonbetween 2unlike thingsWITHOUTusing "like" or"as"Metaphorwhen a persondoes or sayssomethingoutside of whatis expected ofthemIronyWhat thestory is mainlyabout frombeginning toendMainIdea/CentralIdeathe point ofhighest level ofinterest andemotion; a majorturning point in theactionClimaxto try to tellwhat willhappennextPredictthe moral,messageor lessonof a storyTheme

ELA Powerful Words - 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. Simile
    a comparison of 2 unlike things USING "like" or "as"
  2. Foreshadowing
    when hints or suggestions are given about events to come
  3. Personification
    Giving human-like qualities to non-living things
  4. Evaluate
    to judge
  5. Contribute
    to give in order to achieve or provide something
  6. Contrast
    to tell all the ways something is different
  7. Exposition
    the background information on characters given at the beginning of a story
  8. Rising Action
    events that happen in a story that lead to the climax
  9. Formulate
    Create
  10. Explain
    to tell how
  11. Falling Action
    events that take place immediately after the climax
  12. Support
    to back up with details
  13. Describe
    To tell all about it
  14. Infer
    to read between the lines
  15. Analyze
    to break down; to break apart
  16. Hyperbole
    Exagerated statements not meant to be taken seriously
  17. Trace
    to list in steps
  18. Denouement
    takes place at the end of a story; all remaining questions answered
  19. Develop
    to grow, or increase, or to cause to grow
  20. Plot
    the main events in a novel or story
  21. Summarize
    to give the short verison of something
  22. Convey
    to express a thought, feeling, or idea to be understood; to show
  23. Compare
    to identify all the ways something is like
  24. Metaphor
    a comparison between 2 unlike things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
  25. Irony
    when a person does or says something outside of what is expected of them
  26. Main Idea/Central Idea
    What the story is mainly about from beginning to end
  27. Climax
    the point of highest level of interest and emotion; a major turning point in the action
  28. Predict
    to try to tell what will happen next
  29. Theme
    the moral, message or lesson of a story