SettingWhere astory orscenetakes placeHyperboleexaggeratedstatementsor claims notmeant to betaken literallyCSEThelps writea highschoolparagraphAllusionan expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.Rebuttalanswerto thecounterclOnomatopoeiawords thatrepresentsoundsUnderstatementis astatement whichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantParodyan imitation of thestyle of a particularwriter, artist, orgenre withdeliberateexaggeration forcomic effect.VerbalIronyWhen whatis said is theopposite ofwhat ismeantDramaticIronyYou knowsomethingthe characterdoesn'tImageryPainting apicturewithwordsSituationalIronywhen theopposite ofwhat you thinkis going tohappen,happensPlotThe mainthings thathappen ina storyCharactera personin a novel,play, ormovie.ThemeThemessageof a textSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asCharacterizationthe methodused by anauthor todevelop acharacter.Satirea techniqueauthors useto ridicule asocietal flawFigurativeLanguagephrasing thatgoes beyond theliteral meaningof words to get amessage orpoint across.Exaggerationa statementthat representssomething asbetter or worsethan it really is.CaricatureThesisClaim +reason 1+Reason 2=______ClaimWhat youare tryingto proveForeshadowingWhen anauthor gives ahint of what isyet to comebefore ithappensPersonificationGiving nonhuman thingshumanisticcharacteristicsSymbolsomethingthat standsforsomethingelseIronyTheopposite ofwhat youexpectMetaphorAcomparisonthat doesNOT use likeor asCounterclaimWhat theopposingsidethinksTopicWhat atext isaboutSPACECATHelps usdetermineAuthor'sChoicesSettingWhere astory orscenetakes placeHyperboleexaggeratedstatementsor claims notmeant to betaken literallyCSEThelps writea highschoolparagraphAllusionan expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.Rebuttalanswerto thecounterclOnomatopoeiawords thatrepresentsoundsUnderstatementis astatement whichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantParodyan imitation of thestyle of a particularwriter, artist, orgenre withdeliberateexaggeration forcomic effect.VerbalIronyWhen whatis said is theopposite ofwhat ismeantDramaticIronyYou knowsomethingthe characterdoesn'tImageryPainting apicturewithwordsSituationalIronywhen theopposite ofwhat you thinkis going tohappen,happensPlotThe mainthings thathappen ina storyCharactera personin a novel,play, ormovie.ThemeThemessageof a textSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asCharacterizationthe methodused by anauthor todevelop acharacter.Satirea techniqueauthors useto ridicule asocietal flawFigurativeLanguagephrasing thatgoes beyond theliteral meaningof words to get amessage orpoint across.Exaggerationa statementthat representssomething asbetter or worsethan it really is.CaricatureThesisClaim +reason 1+Reason 2=______ClaimWhat youare tryingto proveForeshadowingWhen anauthor gives ahint of what isyet to comebefore ithappensPersonificationGiving nonhuman thingshumanisticcharacteristicsSymbolsomethingthat standsforsomethingelseIronyTheopposite ofwhat youexpectMetaphorAcomparisonthat doesNOT use likeor asCounterclaimWhat theopposingsidethinksTopicWhat atext isaboutSPACECATHelps usdetermineAuthor'sChoices

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. Where a story or scene takes place
    Setting
  2. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
    Hyperbole
  3. helps write a high school paragraph
    CSET
  4. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
    Allusion
  5. answer to the countercl
    Rebuttal
  6. words that represent sounds
    Onomatopoeia
  7. is a statement which lessens or minimizes the importance of what is meant
    Understatement
  8. an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
    Parody
  9. When what is said is the opposite of what is meant
    Verbal Irony
  10. You know something the character doesn't
    Dramatic Irony
  11. Painting a picture with words
    Imagery
  12. when the opposite of what you think is going to happen, happens
    Situational Irony
  13. The main things that happen in a story
    Plot
  14. a person in a novel, play, or movie.
    Character
  15. The message of a text
    Theme
  16. A comparison using like or as
    Simile
  17. the method used by an author to develop a character.
    Characterization
  18. a technique authors use to ridicule a societal flaw
    Satire
  19. phrasing that goes beyond the literal meaning of words to get a message or point across.
    Figurative Language
  20. a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
    Exaggeration

  21. Caricature
  22. Claim + reason 1+ Reason 2 =______
    Thesis
  23. What you are trying to prove
    Claim
  24. When an author gives a hint of what is yet to come before it happens
    Foreshadowing
  25. Giving non human things humanistic characteristics
    Personification
  26. something that stands for something else
    Symbol
  27. The opposite of what you expect
    Irony
  28. A comparison that does NOT use like or as
    Metaphor
  29. What the opposing side thinks
    Counterclaim
  30. What a text is about
    Topic
  31. Helps us determine Author's Choices
    SPACECAT