can be objects,characters, or ideasrepresentingsomething else toadd depth andmeaning to a textfigurativeor hiddenmeaningof wordsemotionalatmosphereof a pieceof wriringliterary elementthat includes acombination ofcontrasting, oropposite, wordshow the eventsof a story areordered andhow they arerelated to oneanothera character'sparticularattitudetowardsomethingpeople (oranimals) thatpopulate astoryuse of wordsand phrasesto creatementalimagesExtremeexaggerationof a realevent orsituationAnauthor’sreason forwritingcentral idea ormessage of a workof literature, oftenexpressed as ageneral statementabout lifethe whereand thewhen of astoryan implicitcomparisonbetween twoor morethingsthe sequence ofevents in the story,and it can be dividedinto three parts: thebeginning, themiddle, and the enda sentence or aphrase thatappearscontradictory,but impliessome kind truththe strugglebetween twoopposingforcesthe way inwhich thewriter usestechniquesfor effectused to refer tosomethingindirectly, or todescribesomething in amore pleasant orpolite wayWhat thewords actuallymean, what isactuallyhappeningliterary elementused by writers tohint at what willhappen next, or atsome point, in thestoryan explicitcomparison,almost alwaysincludes thewords “like” and“as"linguistic/wordchoices awriter makesto convey anideawhen a narratoris mentallytransported toan event thathappened in thepastwhat thewords aretrying to tellus that relatesto the worldwords or phrasesthat aremeaningful, butnot literally true(i.e. hit me like aton of bricks)character,or voice,telling astory type ofnarration usedby whoever istelling thestoryarrangementof words orphrasesauthor's,speaker's, ornarrator'sattitude towarda subjectcan be objects,characters, or ideasrepresentingsomething else toadd depth andmeaning to a textfigurativeor hiddenmeaningof wordsemotionalatmosphereof a pieceof wriringliterary elementthat includes acombination ofcontrasting, oropposite, wordshow the eventsof a story areordered andhow they arerelated to oneanothera character'sparticularattitudetowardsomethingpeople (oranimals) thatpopulate astoryuse of wordsand phrasesto creatementalimagesExtremeexaggerationof a realevent orsituationAnauthor’sreason forwritingcentral idea ormessage of a workof literature, oftenexpressed as ageneral statementabout lifethe whereand thewhen of astoryan implicitcomparisonbetween twoor morethingsthe sequence ofevents in the story,and it can be dividedinto three parts: thebeginning, themiddle, and the enda sentence or aphrase thatappearscontradictory,but impliessome kind truththe strugglebetween twoopposingforcesthe way inwhich thewriter usestechniquesfor effectused to refer tosomethingindirectly, or todescribesomething in amore pleasant orpolite wayWhat thewords actuallymean, what isactuallyhappeningliterary elementused by writers tohint at what willhappen next, or atsome point, in thestoryan explicitcomparison,almost alwaysincludes thewords “like” and“as"linguistic/wordchoices awriter makesto convey anideawhen a narratoris mentallytransported toan event thathappened in thepastwhat thewords aretrying to tellus that relatesto the worldwords or phrasesthat aremeaningful, butnot literally true(i.e. hit me like aton of bricks)character,or voice,telling astory type ofnarration usedby whoever istelling thestoryarrangementof words orphrasesauthor's,speaker's, ornarrator'sattitude towarda subject

Literary Elements - 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. can be objects, characters, or ideas representing something else to add depth and meaning to a text
  2. figurative or hidden meaning of words
  3. emotional atmosphere of a piece of wriring
  4. literary element that includes a combination of contrasting, or opposite, words
  5. how the events of a story are ordered and how they are related to one another
  6. a character's particular attitude toward something
  7. people (or animals) that populate a story
  8. use of words and phrases to create mental images
  9. Extreme exaggeration of a real event or situation
  10. An author’s reason for writing
  11. central idea or message of a work of literature, often expressed as a general statement about life
  12. the where and the when of a story
  13. an implicit comparison between two or more things
  14. the sequence of events in the story, and it can be divided into three parts: the beginning, the middle, and the end
  15. a sentence or a phrase that appears contradictory, but implies some kind truth
  16. the struggle between two opposing forces
  17. the way in which the writer uses techniques for effect
  18. used to refer to something indirectly, or to describe something in a more pleasant or polite way
  19. What the words actually mean, what is actually happening
  20. literary element used by writers to hint at what will happen next, or at some point, in the story
  21. an explicit comparison, almost always includes the words “like” and “as"
  22. linguistic/word choices a writer makes to convey an idea
  23. when a narrator is mentally transported to an event that happened in the past
  24. what the words are trying to tell us that relates to the world
  25. words or phrases that are meaningful, but not literally true (i.e. hit me like a ton of bricks)
  26. character, or voice, telling a story
  27. type of narration used by whoever is telling the story
  28. arrangement of words or phrases
  29. author's, speaker's, or narrator's attitude toward a subject