Exaggerationa statementthat representssomething asbetter or worsethan it really is.VerbalIronyWhen whatis said is theopposite ofwhat ismeantImageryPainting apicturewithwordsThesisClaim +reason 1+Reason 2=______Hyperboleexaggeratedstatementsor claims notmeant to betaken literallySymbolsomethingthat standsforsomethingelseCounterclaimWhat theopposingsidethinksCharactera personin a novel,play, ormovie.ThemeThemessageof a textTopicWhat atext isaboutForeshadowingWhen anauthor gives ahint of what isyet to comebefore ithappensCaricatureSettingWhere astory orscenetakes placeSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asSPACECATHelps usdetermineAuthor'sChoicesSituationalIronywhen theopposite ofwhat you thinkis going tohappen,happensFigurativeLanguagephrasing thatgoes beyond theliteral meaningof words to get amessage orpoint across.ClaimWhat youare tryingto provePersonificationGiving nonhuman thingshumanisticcharacteristicsOnomatopoeiawords thatrepresentsoundsParodyan imitation of thestyle of a particularwriter, artist, orgenre withdeliberateexaggeration forcomic effect.MetaphorAcomparisonthat doesNOT use likeor asPlotThe mainthings thathappen ina storyRebuttalanswerto thecounterclUnderstatementis astatement whichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantIronyTheopposite ofwhat youexpectCharacterizationthe methodused by anauthor todevelop acharacter.Allusionan expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.DramaticIronyYou knowsomethingthe characterdoesn'tSatirea techniqueauthors useto ridicule asocietal flawCSEThelps writea highschoolparagraphExaggerationa statementthat representssomething asbetter or worsethan it really is.VerbalIronyWhen whatis said is theopposite ofwhat ismeantImageryPainting apicturewithwordsThesisClaim +reason 1+Reason 2=______Hyperboleexaggeratedstatementsor claims notmeant to betaken literallySymbolsomethingthat standsforsomethingelseCounterclaimWhat theopposingsidethinksCharactera personin a novel,play, ormovie.ThemeThemessageof a textTopicWhat atext isaboutForeshadowingWhen anauthor gives ahint of what isyet to comebefore ithappensCaricatureSettingWhere astory orscenetakes placeSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asSPACECATHelps usdetermineAuthor'sChoicesSituationalIronywhen theopposite ofwhat you thinkis going tohappen,happensFigurativeLanguagephrasing thatgoes beyond theliteral meaningof words to get amessage orpoint across.ClaimWhat youare tryingto provePersonificationGiving nonhuman thingshumanisticcharacteristicsOnomatopoeiawords thatrepresentsoundsParodyan imitation of thestyle of a particularwriter, artist, orgenre withdeliberateexaggeration forcomic effect.MetaphorAcomparisonthat doesNOT use likeor asPlotThe mainthings thathappen ina storyRebuttalanswerto thecounterclUnderstatementis astatement whichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantIronyTheopposite ofwhat youexpectCharacterizationthe methodused by anauthor todevelop acharacter.Allusionan expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.DramaticIronyYou knowsomethingthe characterdoesn'tSatirea techniqueauthors useto ridicule asocietal flawCSEThelps writea highschoolparagraph

Literary Term - 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. a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
    Exaggeration
  2. When what is said is the opposite of what is meant
    Verbal Irony
  3. Painting a picture with words
    Imagery
  4. Claim + reason 1+ Reason 2 =______
    Thesis
  5. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
    Hyperbole
  6. something that stands for something else
    Symbol
  7. What the opposing side thinks
    Counterclaim
  8. a person in a novel, play, or movie.
    Character
  9. The message of a text
    Theme
  10. What a text is about
    Topic
  11. When an author gives a hint of what is yet to come before it happens
    Foreshadowing

  12. Caricature
  13. Where a story or scene takes place
    Setting
  14. A comparison using like or as
    Simile
  15. Helps us determine Author's Choices
    SPACECAT
  16. when the opposite of what you think is going to happen, happens
    Situational Irony
  17. phrasing that goes beyond the literal meaning of words to get a message or point across.
    Figurative Language
  18. What you are trying to prove
    Claim
  19. Giving non human things humanistic characteristics
    Personification
  20. words that represent sounds
    Onomatopoeia
  21. an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
    Parody
  22. A comparison that does NOT use like or as
    Metaphor
  23. The main things that happen in a story
    Plot
  24. answer to the countercl
    Rebuttal
  25. is a statement which lessens or minimizes the importance of what is meant
    Understatement
  26. The opposite of what you expect
    Irony
  27. the method used by an author to develop a character.
    Characterization
  28. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
    Allusion
  29. You know something the character doesn't
    Dramatic Irony
  30. a technique authors use to ridicule a societal flaw
    Satire
  31. helps write a high school paragraph
    CSET