Allusionan expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.SimileAcomparisonusing likeor asSettingWhere astory orscenetakes placeRebuttalanswerto thecounterclSPACECATHelps usdetermineAuthor'sChoicesMetaphorAcomparisonthat doesNOT use likeor asPlotThe mainthings thathappen ina storyPersonificationGiving nonhuman thingshumanisticcharacteristicsCharactera personin a novel,play, ormovie.CSEThelps writea highschoolparagraphUnderstatementis astatement whichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantFigurativeLanguagephrasing thatgoes beyond theliteral meaningof words to get amessage orpoint across.Exaggerationa statementthat representssomething asbetter or worsethan it really is.ForeshadowingWhen anauthor gives ahint of what isyet to comebefore ithappensSituationalIronywhen theopposite ofwhat you thinkis going tohappen,happensIronyTheopposite ofwhat youexpectThemeThemessageof a textHyperboleexaggeratedstatementsor claims notmeant to betaken literallyParodyan imitation of thestyle of a particularwriter, artist, orgenre withdeliberateexaggeration forcomic effect.Onomatopoeiawords thatrepresentsoundsVerbalIronyWhen whatis said is theopposite ofwhat ismeantSatirea techniqueauthors useto ridicule asocietal flawCounterclaimWhat theopposingsidethinksThesisClaim +reason 1+Reason 2=______ImageryPainting apicturewithwordsDramaticIronyYou knowsomethingthe characterdoesn'tTopicWhat atext isaboutSymbolsomethingthat standsforsomethingelseCaricatureClaimWhat youare tryingto proveCharacterizationthe methodused by anauthor todevelop acharacter.Allusionan expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.SimileAcomparisonusing likeor asSettingWhere astory orscenetakes placeRebuttalanswerto thecounterclSPACECATHelps usdetermineAuthor'sChoicesMetaphorAcomparisonthat doesNOT use likeor asPlotThe mainthings thathappen ina storyPersonificationGiving nonhuman thingshumanisticcharacteristicsCharactera personin a novel,play, ormovie.CSEThelps writea highschoolparagraphUnderstatementis astatement whichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantFigurativeLanguagephrasing thatgoes beyond theliteral meaningof words to get amessage orpoint across.Exaggerationa statementthat representssomething asbetter or worsethan it really is.ForeshadowingWhen anauthor gives ahint of what isyet to comebefore ithappensSituationalIronywhen theopposite ofwhat you thinkis going tohappen,happensIronyTheopposite ofwhat youexpectThemeThemessageof a textHyperboleexaggeratedstatementsor claims notmeant to betaken literallyParodyan imitation of thestyle of a particularwriter, artist, orgenre withdeliberateexaggeration forcomic effect.Onomatopoeiawords thatrepresentsoundsVerbalIronyWhen whatis said is theopposite ofwhat ismeantSatirea techniqueauthors useto ridicule asocietal flawCounterclaimWhat theopposingsidethinksThesisClaim +reason 1+Reason 2=______ImageryPainting apicturewithwordsDramaticIronyYou knowsomethingthe characterdoesn'tTopicWhat atext isaboutSymbolsomethingthat standsforsomethingelseCaricatureClaimWhat youare tryingto proveCharacterizationthe methodused by anauthor todevelop acharacter.

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

  29. Caricature
  30. What you are trying to prove
    Claim
  31. the method used by an author to develop a character.
    Characterization