FigurativeLanguagephrasing thatgoes beyond theliteral meaningof words to get amessage orpoint across.ForeshadowingWhen anauthor gives ahint of what isyet to comebefore ithappensSymbolsomethingthat standsforsomethingelseExaggerationa statementthat representssomething asbetter or worsethan it really is.CaricatureSituationalIronywhen theopposite ofwhat you thinkis going tohappen,happensParodyan imitation of thestyle of a particularwriter, artist, orgenre withdeliberateexaggeration forcomic effect.Onomatopoeiawords thatrepresentsoundsCounterclaimWhat theopposingsidethinksUnderstatementis astatement whichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantAllusionan expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.MetaphorAcomparisonthat doesNOT use likeor asCSEThelps writea highschoolparagraphTopicWhat atext isaboutRebuttalanswerto thecounterclPersonificationGiving nonhuman thingshumanisticcharacteristicsClaimWhat youare tryingto proveImageryPainting apicturewithwordsCharactera personin a novel,play, ormovie.Hyperboleexaggeratedstatementsor claims notmeant to betaken literallySPACECATHelps usdetermineAuthor'sChoicesPlotThe mainthings thathappen ina storyThemeThemessageof a textSettingWhere astory orscenetakes placeIronyTheopposite ofwhat youexpectVerbalIronyWhen whatis said is theopposite ofwhat ismeantCharacterizationthe methodused by anauthor todevelop acharacter.SimileAcomparisonusing likeor asSatirea techniqueauthors useto ridicule asocietal flawDramaticIronyYou knowsomethingthe characterdoesn'tThesisClaim +reason 1+Reason 2=______FigurativeLanguagephrasing thatgoes beyond theliteral meaningof words to get amessage orpoint across.ForeshadowingWhen anauthor gives ahint of what isyet to comebefore ithappensSymbolsomethingthat standsforsomethingelseExaggerationa statementthat representssomething asbetter or worsethan it really is.CaricatureSituationalIronywhen theopposite ofwhat you thinkis going tohappen,happensParodyan imitation of thestyle of a particularwriter, artist, orgenre withdeliberateexaggeration forcomic effect.Onomatopoeiawords thatrepresentsoundsCounterclaimWhat theopposingsidethinksUnderstatementis astatement whichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantAllusionan expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.MetaphorAcomparisonthat doesNOT use likeor asCSEThelps writea highschoolparagraphTopicWhat atext isaboutRebuttalanswerto thecounterclPersonificationGiving nonhuman thingshumanisticcharacteristicsClaimWhat youare tryingto proveImageryPainting apicturewithwordsCharactera personin a novel,play, ormovie.Hyperboleexaggeratedstatementsor claims notmeant to betaken literallySPACECATHelps usdetermineAuthor'sChoicesPlotThe mainthings thathappen ina storyThemeThemessageof a textSettingWhere astory orscenetakes placeIronyTheopposite ofwhat youexpectVerbalIronyWhen whatis said is theopposite ofwhat ismeantCharacterizationthe methodused by anauthor todevelop acharacter.SimileAcomparisonusing likeor asSatirea techniqueauthors useto ridicule asocietal flawDramaticIronyYou knowsomethingthe characterdoesn'tThesisClaim +reason 1+Reason 2=______

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. phrasing that goes beyond the literal meaning of words to get a message or point across.
    Figurative Language
  2. When an author gives a hint of what is yet to come before it happens
    Foreshadowing
  3. something that stands for something else
    Symbol
  4. a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
    Exaggeration

  5. Caricature
  6. when the opposite of what you think is going to happen, happens
    Situational Irony
  7. an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
    Parody
  8. words that represent sounds
    Onomatopoeia
  9. What the opposing side thinks
    Counterclaim
  10. is a statement which lessens or minimizes the importance of what is meant
    Understatement
  11. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
    Allusion
  12. A comparison that does NOT use like or as
    Metaphor
  13. helps write a high school paragraph
    CSET
  14. What a text is about
    Topic
  15. answer to the countercl
    Rebuttal
  16. Giving non human things humanistic characteristics
    Personification
  17. What you are trying to prove
    Claim
  18. Painting a picture with words
    Imagery
  19. a person in a novel, play, or movie.
    Character
  20. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
    Hyperbole
  21. Helps us determine Author's Choices
    SPACECAT
  22. The main things that happen in a story
    Plot
  23. The message of a text
    Theme
  24. Where a story or scene takes place
    Setting
  25. The opposite of what you expect
    Irony
  26. When what is said is the opposite of what is meant
    Verbal Irony
  27. the method used by an author to develop a character.
    Characterization
  28. A comparison using like or as
    Simile
  29. a technique authors use to ridicule a societal flaw
    Satire
  30. You know something the character doesn't
    Dramatic Irony
  31. Claim + reason 1+ Reason 2 =______
    Thesis