CaricatureSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asSPACECATHelps usdetermineAuthor'sChoicesThemeThemessageof a textClaimWhat youare tryingto proveSatirea techniqueauthors useto ridicule asocietal flawTopicWhat atext isaboutIronyTheopposite ofwhat youexpectSettingWhere astory orscenetakes placePersonificationGiving nonhuman thingshumanisticcharacteristicsHyperboleexaggeratedstatementsor claims notmeant to betaken literallyParodyan imitation of thestyle of a particularwriter, artist, orgenre withdeliberateexaggeration forcomic effect.SituationalIronywhen theopposite ofwhat you thinkis going tohappen,happensRebuttalanswerto thecounterclOnomatopoeiawords thatrepresentsoundsCharacterizationthe methodused by anauthor todevelop acharacter.VerbalIronyWhen whatis said is theopposite ofwhat ismeantForeshadowingWhen anauthor gives ahint of what isyet to comebefore ithappensAllusionan expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.ThesisClaim +reason 1+Reason 2=______Exaggerationa statementthat representssomething asbetter or worsethan it really is.FigurativeLanguagephrasing thatgoes beyond theliteral meaningof words to get amessage orpoint across.Symbolsomethingthat standsforsomethingelseDramaticIronyYou knowsomethingthe characterdoesn'tMetaphorAcomparisonthat doesNOT use likeor asImageryPainting apicturewithwordsCharactera personin a novel,play, ormovie.CounterclaimWhat theopposingsidethinksPlotThe mainthings thathappen ina storyCSEThelps writea highschoolparagraphUnderstatementis astatement whichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantCaricatureSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asSPACECATHelps usdetermineAuthor'sChoicesThemeThemessageof a textClaimWhat youare tryingto proveSatirea techniqueauthors useto ridicule asocietal flawTopicWhat atext isaboutIronyTheopposite ofwhat youexpectSettingWhere astory orscenetakes placePersonificationGiving nonhuman thingshumanisticcharacteristicsHyperboleexaggeratedstatementsor claims notmeant to betaken literallyParodyan imitation of thestyle of a particularwriter, artist, orgenre withdeliberateexaggeration forcomic effect.SituationalIronywhen theopposite ofwhat you thinkis going tohappen,happensRebuttalanswerto thecounterclOnomatopoeiawords thatrepresentsoundsCharacterizationthe methodused by anauthor todevelop acharacter.VerbalIronyWhen whatis said is theopposite ofwhat ismeantForeshadowingWhen anauthor gives ahint of what isyet to comebefore ithappensAllusionan expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.ThesisClaim +reason 1+Reason 2=______Exaggerationa statementthat representssomething asbetter or worsethan it really is.FigurativeLanguagephrasing thatgoes beyond theliteral meaningof words to get amessage orpoint across.Symbolsomethingthat standsforsomethingelseDramaticIronyYou knowsomethingthe characterdoesn'tMetaphorAcomparisonthat doesNOT use likeor asImageryPainting apicturewithwordsCharactera personin a novel,play, ormovie.CounterclaimWhat theopposingsidethinksPlotThe mainthings thathappen ina storyCSEThelps writea highschoolparagraphUnderstatementis astatement whichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meant

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