Exaggerationa statementthat representssomething asbetter or worsethan it really is.PlotThe mainthings thathappen ina storyMetaphorAcomparisonthat doesNOT use likeor asTopicWhat atext isaboutImageryPainting apicturewithwordsSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asDramaticIronyYou knowsomethingthe characterdoesn'tVerbalIronyWhen whatis said is theopposite ofwhat ismeantThesisClaim +reason 1+Reason 2=______SituationalIronywhen theopposite ofwhat you thinkis going tohappen,happensCharacterizationthe methodused by anauthor todevelop acharacter.Rebuttalanswerto thecounterclParodyan imitation of thestyle of a particularwriter, artist, orgenre withdeliberateexaggeration forcomic effect.Understatementis astatement whichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantHyperboleexaggeratedstatementsor claims notmeant to betaken literallySettingWhere astory orscenetakes placeIronyTheopposite ofwhat youexpectClaimWhat youare tryingto proveCaricatureSymbolsomethingthat standsforsomethingelseCharactera personin a novel,play, ormovie.PersonificationGiving nonhuman thingshumanisticcharacteristicsOnomatopoeiawords thatrepresentsoundsSatirea techniqueauthors useto ridicule asocietal flawSPACECATHelps usdetermineAuthor'sChoicesForeshadowingWhen anauthor gives ahint of what isyet to comebefore ithappensThemeThemessageof a textAllusionan expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.FigurativeLanguagephrasing thatgoes beyond theliteral meaningof words to get amessage orpoint across.CSEThelps writea highschoolparagraphCounterclaimWhat theopposingsidethinksExaggerationa statementthat representssomething asbetter or worsethan it really is.PlotThe mainthings thathappen ina storyMetaphorAcomparisonthat doesNOT use likeor asTopicWhat atext isaboutImageryPainting apicturewithwordsSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asDramaticIronyYou knowsomethingthe characterdoesn'tVerbalIronyWhen whatis said is theopposite ofwhat ismeantThesisClaim +reason 1+Reason 2=______SituationalIronywhen theopposite ofwhat you thinkis going tohappen,happensCharacterizationthe methodused by anauthor todevelop acharacter.Rebuttalanswerto thecounterclParodyan imitation of thestyle of a particularwriter, artist, orgenre withdeliberateexaggeration forcomic effect.Understatementis astatement whichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantHyperboleexaggeratedstatementsor claims notmeant to betaken literallySettingWhere astory orscenetakes placeIronyTheopposite ofwhat youexpectClaimWhat youare tryingto proveCaricatureSymbolsomethingthat standsforsomethingelseCharactera personin a novel,play, ormovie.PersonificationGiving nonhuman thingshumanisticcharacteristicsOnomatopoeiawords thatrepresentsoundsSatirea techniqueauthors useto ridicule asocietal flawSPACECATHelps usdetermineAuthor'sChoicesForeshadowingWhen anauthor gives ahint of what isyet to comebefore ithappensThemeThemessageof a textAllusionan expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.FigurativeLanguagephrasing thatgoes beyond theliteral meaningof words to get amessage orpoint across.CSEThelps writea highschoolparagraphCounterclaimWhat theopposingsidethinks

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. The main things that happen in a story
    Plot
  3. A comparison that does NOT use like or as
    Metaphor
  4. What a text is about
    Topic
  5. Painting a picture with words
    Imagery
  6. A comparison using like or as
    Simile
  7. You know something the character doesn't
    Dramatic Irony
  8. When what is said is the opposite of what is meant
    Verbal Irony
  9. Claim + reason 1+ Reason 2 =______
    Thesis
  10. when the opposite of what you think is going to happen, happens
    Situational Irony
  11. the method used by an author to develop a character.
    Characterization
  12. answer to the countercl
    Rebuttal
  13. an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
    Parody
  14. is a statement which lessens or minimizes the importance of what is meant
    Understatement
  15. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
    Hyperbole
  16. Where a story or scene takes place
    Setting
  17. The opposite of what you expect
    Irony
  18. What you are trying to prove
    Claim

  19. Caricature
  20. something that stands for something else
    Symbol
  21. a person in a novel, play, or movie.
    Character
  22. Giving non human things humanistic characteristics
    Personification
  23. words that represent sounds
    Onomatopoeia
  24. a technique authors use to ridicule a societal flaw
    Satire
  25. Helps us determine Author's Choices
    SPACECAT
  26. When an author gives a hint of what is yet to come before it happens
    Foreshadowing
  27. The message of a text
    Theme
  28. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
    Allusion
  29. phrasing that goes beyond the literal meaning of words to get a message or point across.
    Figurative Language
  30. helps write a high school paragraph
    CSET
  31. What the opposing side thinks
    Counterclaim