Exaggerationa statementthat representssomething asbetter or worsethan it really is.Rebuttalanswerto thecounterclSituationalIronywhen theopposite ofwhat you thinkis going tohappen,happensOnomatopoeiawords thatrepresentsoundsSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asThesisClaim +reason 1+Reason 2=______Satirea techniqueauthors useto ridicule asocietal flawSettingWhere astory orscenetakes placeCharactera personin a novel,play, ormovie.Characterizationthe methodused by anauthor todevelop acharacter.Hyperboleexaggeratedstatementsor claims notmeant to betaken literallyThemeThemessageof a textDramaticIronyYou knowsomethingthe characterdoesn'tClaimWhat youare tryingto provePersonificationGiving nonhuman thingshumanisticcharacteristicsForeshadowingWhen anauthor gives ahint of what isyet to comebefore ithappensPlotThe mainthings thathappen ina storyTopicWhat atext isaboutMetaphorAcomparisonthat doesNOT use likeor asParodyan imitation of thestyle of a particularwriter, artist, orgenre withdeliberateexaggeration forcomic effect.Understatementis astatement whichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantCounterclaimWhat theopposingsidethinksImageryPainting apicturewithwordsIronyTheopposite ofwhat youexpectSPACECATHelps usdetermineAuthor'sChoicesFigurativeLanguagephrasing thatgoes beyond theliteral meaningof words to get amessage orpoint across.Allusionan expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.CSEThelps writea highschoolparagraphCaricatureVerbalIronyWhen whatis said is theopposite ofwhat ismeantSymbolsomethingthat standsforsomethingelseExaggerationa statementthat representssomething asbetter or worsethan it really is.Rebuttalanswerto thecounterclSituationalIronywhen theopposite ofwhat you thinkis going tohappen,happensOnomatopoeiawords thatrepresentsoundsSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asThesisClaim +reason 1+Reason 2=______Satirea techniqueauthors useto ridicule asocietal flawSettingWhere astory orscenetakes placeCharactera personin a novel,play, ormovie.Characterizationthe methodused by anauthor todevelop acharacter.Hyperboleexaggeratedstatementsor claims notmeant to betaken literallyThemeThemessageof a textDramaticIronyYou knowsomethingthe characterdoesn'tClaimWhat youare tryingto provePersonificationGiving nonhuman thingshumanisticcharacteristicsForeshadowingWhen anauthor gives ahint of what isyet to comebefore ithappensPlotThe mainthings thathappen ina storyTopicWhat atext isaboutMetaphorAcomparisonthat doesNOT use likeor asParodyan imitation of thestyle of a particularwriter, artist, orgenre withdeliberateexaggeration forcomic effect.Understatementis astatement whichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantCounterclaimWhat theopposingsidethinksImageryPainting apicturewithwordsIronyTheopposite ofwhat youexpectSPACECATHelps usdetermineAuthor'sChoicesFigurativeLanguagephrasing thatgoes beyond theliteral meaningof words to get amessage orpoint across.Allusionan expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.CSEThelps writea highschoolparagraphCaricatureVerbalIronyWhen whatis said is theopposite ofwhat ismeantSymbolsomethingthat standsforsomethingelse

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

  29. Caricature
  30. When what is said is the opposite of what is meant
    Verbal Irony
  31. something that stands for something else
    Symbol