When thenarrator is acharacter in thestory andprovides a firsthand account.The type ofcharacterwho growsand developsemotionallyWhen the narratoris not a characteris is confined to asingle character'sperceptions."Thewindowrattled allnight."The time andplace inwhich theaction of thestory occurs.When thenarrator is not acharacter and isable to see intothe minds of allcharacters"Schoolisprison."a characterwho displaysfew, if any,distinguishingtraits"Because Icould not stopfor death,/ Hekindly stoppedfor me."The decisiveturning pointin the story"livingdeath""My fatheris as wiseas KingSolomon.""His eyeswere likewindows thattold all.""I remember thedust--the brown,crumbly dust oflate summer--arid,sterile dust thatgets in the eyes."A characterwho remainsthe same"Only whenI'mimprisonedwill I befree."A strugglebetween twoopposingforces"He drankgallons oflemonade andate a truck loadof hot dogs."something thathas a meaning initself and alsostands forsomething largerthan itselfwhen theaudience orreader knowssomething thatthe charactersdo nota characterwho is well-developed andexhibits avariety of traits"The sandslid silentlyinto thesea."when theopposite of whattheaudience/readerexpects takesplacesaying onethings butmeaninganotherWhen thenarrator is acharacter in thestory andprovides a firsthand account.The type ofcharacterwho growsand developsemotionallyWhen the narratoris not a characteris is confined to asingle character'sperceptions."Thewindowrattled allnight."The time andplace inwhich theaction of thestory occurs.When thenarrator is not acharacter and isable to see intothe minds of allcharacters"Schoolisprison."a characterwho displaysfew, if any,distinguishingtraits"Because Icould not stopfor death,/ Hekindly stoppedfor me."The decisiveturning pointin the story"livingdeath""My fatheris as wiseas KingSolomon.""His eyeswere likewindows thattold all.""I remember thedust--the brown,crumbly dust oflate summer--arid,sterile dust thatgets in the eyes."A characterwho remainsthe same"Only whenI'mimprisonedwill I befree."A strugglebetween twoopposingforces"He drankgallons oflemonade andate a truck loadof hot dogs."something thathas a meaning initself and alsostands forsomething largerthan itselfwhen theaudience orreader knowssomething thatthe charactersdo nota characterwho is well-developed andexhibits avariety of traits"The sandslid silentlyinto thesea."when theopposite of whattheaudience/readerexpects takesplacesaying onethings butmeaninganother

Figurative Language & Literary Elements Bingo - 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. When the narrator is a character in the story and provides a first hand account.
  2. The type of character who grows and develops emotionally
  3. When the narrator is not a character is is confined to a single character's perceptions.
  4. "The window rattled all night."
  5. The time and place in which the action of the story occurs.
  6. When the narrator is not a character and is able to see into the minds of all characters
  7. "School is prison."
  8. a character who displays few, if any, distinguishing traits
  9. "Because I could not stop for death,/ He kindly stopped for me."
  10. The decisive turning point in the story
  11. "living death"
  12. "My father is as wise as King Solomon."
  13. "His eyes were like windows that told all."
  14. "I remember the dust--the brown, crumbly dust of late summer--arid, sterile dust that gets in the eyes."
  15. A character who remains the same
  16. "Only when I'm imprisoned will I be free."
  17. A struggle between two opposing forces
  18. "He drank gallons of lemonade and ate a truck load of hot dogs."
  19. something that has a meaning in itself and also stands for something larger than itself
  20. when the audience or reader knows something that the characters do not
  21. a character who is well-developed and exhibits a variety of traits
  22. "The sand slid silently into the sea."
  23. when the opposite of what the audience/reader expects takes place
  24. saying one things but meaning another