CounterclaimWhat theopposingsidethinksClaimWhat youare tryingto proveSPACECATHelps usdetermineAuthor'sChoicesForeshadowingWhen anauthor gives ahint of what isyet to comebefore ithappensTopicWhat atext isaboutUnderstatementis astatement whichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantCharacterizationthe methodused by anauthor todevelop acharacter.PersonificationGiving nonhuman thingshumanisticcharacteristicsSettingWhere astory orscenetakes placeCaricaturePlotThe mainthings thathappen ina storyExaggerationa statementthat representssomething asbetter or worsethan it really is.SimileAcomparisonusing likeor asSymbolsomethingthat standsforsomethingelseRebuttalanswerto thecounterclCSEThelps writea highschoolparagraphIronyTheopposite ofwhat youexpectSatirea techniqueauthors useto ridicule asocietal flawHyperboleexaggeratedstatementsor claims notmeant to betaken literallyThemeThemessageof a textOnomatopoeiawords thatrepresentsoundsParodyan imitation of thestyle of a particularwriter, artist, orgenre withdeliberateexaggeration forcomic effect.DramaticIronyYou knowsomethingthe characterdoesn'tFigurativeLanguagephrasing thatgoes beyond theliteral meaningof words to get amessage orpoint across.Charactera personin a novel,play, ormovie.SituationalIronywhen theopposite ofwhat you thinkis going tohappen,happensAllusionan expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.MetaphorAcomparisonthat doesNOT use likeor asVerbalIronyWhen whatis said is theopposite ofwhat ismeantImageryPainting apicturewithwordsThesisClaim +reason 1+Reason 2=______CounterclaimWhat theopposingsidethinksClaimWhat youare tryingto proveSPACECATHelps usdetermineAuthor'sChoicesForeshadowingWhen anauthor gives ahint of what isyet to comebefore ithappensTopicWhat atext isaboutUnderstatementis astatement whichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantCharacterizationthe methodused by anauthor todevelop acharacter.PersonificationGiving nonhuman thingshumanisticcharacteristicsSettingWhere astory orscenetakes placeCaricaturePlotThe mainthings thathappen ina storyExaggerationa statementthat representssomething asbetter or worsethan it really is.SimileAcomparisonusing likeor asSymbolsomethingthat standsforsomethingelseRebuttalanswerto thecounterclCSEThelps writea highschoolparagraphIronyTheopposite ofwhat youexpectSatirea techniqueauthors useto ridicule asocietal flawHyperboleexaggeratedstatementsor claims notmeant to betaken literallyThemeThemessageof a textOnomatopoeiawords thatrepresentsoundsParodyan imitation of thestyle of a particularwriter, artist, orgenre withdeliberateexaggeration forcomic effect.DramaticIronyYou knowsomethingthe characterdoesn'tFigurativeLanguagephrasing thatgoes beyond theliteral meaningof words to get amessage orpoint across.Charactera personin a novel,play, ormovie.SituationalIronywhen theopposite ofwhat you thinkis going tohappen,happensAllusionan expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.MetaphorAcomparisonthat doesNOT use likeor asVerbalIronyWhen whatis said is theopposite ofwhat ismeantImageryPainting apicturewithwordsThesisClaim +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. What the opposing side thinks
    Counterclaim
  2. What you are trying to prove
    Claim
  3. Helps us determine Author's Choices
    SPACECAT
  4. When an author gives a hint of what is yet to come before it happens
    Foreshadowing
  5. What a text is about
    Topic
  6. is a statement which lessens or minimizes the importance of what is meant
    Understatement
  7. the method used by an author to develop a character.
    Characterization
  8. Giving non human things humanistic characteristics
    Personification
  9. Where a story or scene takes place
    Setting

  10. Caricature
  11. The main things that happen in a story
    Plot
  12. a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
    Exaggeration
  13. A comparison using like or as
    Simile
  14. something that stands for something else
    Symbol
  15. answer to the countercl
    Rebuttal
  16. helps write a high school paragraph
    CSET
  17. The opposite of what you expect
    Irony
  18. a technique authors use to ridicule a societal flaw
    Satire
  19. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
    Hyperbole
  20. The message of a text
    Theme
  21. words that represent sounds
    Onomatopoeia
  22. an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
    Parody
  23. You know something the character doesn't
    Dramatic Irony
  24. phrasing that goes beyond the literal meaning of words to get a message or point across.
    Figurative Language
  25. a person in a novel, play, or movie.
    Character
  26. when the opposite of what you think is going to happen, happens
    Situational Irony
  27. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
    Allusion
  28. A comparison that does NOT use like or as
    Metaphor
  29. When what is said is the opposite of what is meant
    Verbal Irony
  30. Painting a picture with words
    Imagery
  31. Claim + reason 1+ Reason 2 =______
    Thesis