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

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