Juxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectAlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentencePersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?FirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"AntagonistA characteropposed tothe maincharacter ofa text.ProtagonistThe mainor centralcharacterof a text.EpilogueA concludingchapter thatsums up orcomments onthe precedingaction.ThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textPatheticFallacyAscribing thefeelings ofcharacter tonature or thenatural realmMetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areThemeTheuniversalmessageof a textHyperboleOver-exaggerationAllusionA deliberatereference toanother textRepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesOxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherAnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentenceExpositionThe essentialinformation givenat the beginning ofa story to establishthe setting andcharacters.NarrativeArcThe plotline of astory.ImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageOnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaAdjectivesA word todescribea nounSimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasJuxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectAlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentencePersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?FirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"AntagonistA characteropposed tothe maincharacter ofa text.ProtagonistThe mainor centralcharacterof a text.EpilogueA concludingchapter thatsums up orcomments onthe precedingaction.ThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textPatheticFallacyAscribing thefeelings ofcharacter tonature or thenatural realmMetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areThemeTheuniversalmessageof a textHyperboleOver-exaggerationAllusionA deliberatereference toanother textRepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesOxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherAnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentenceExpositionThe essentialinformation givenat the beginning ofa story to establishthe setting andcharacters.NarrativeArcThe plotline of astory.ImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageOnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaAdjectivesA word todescribea nounSimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like oras

Narrative Techniques - 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. two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
    Juxtaposition
  2. The repetition of a letter at the start of words in a sentence
    Alliteration
  3. What device gives inanimate objects human characteristics?
    Personification
  4. Story is told from the perspective of "I"
    First person narrative
  5. A character opposed to the main character of a text.
    Antagonist
  6. The main or central character of a text.
    Protagonist
  7. A concluding chapter that sums up or comments on the preceding action.
    Epilogue
  8. Story is told from the perspective of he/she/they
    Third person narrative
  9. Giving hints or clues as to the evnts in a text
    Foreshadowing
  10. Ascribing the feelings of character to nature or the natural realm
    Pathetic Fallacy
  11. A comparison of one thing to another using is/are
    Metaphor
  12. The universal message of a text
    Theme
  13. Over-exaggeration
    Hyperbole
  14. A deliberate reference to another text
    Allusion
  15. Saying the same word or phrase multiple times
    Repetition
  16. Two contradictory terms appear together
    Oxymoron
  17. The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of every sentence
    Anaphora
  18. The essential information given at the beginning of a story to establish the setting and characters.
    Exposition
  19. The plot line of a story.
    Narrative Arc
  20. descriptive or figurative language
    Imagery
  21. Words which sound like the noises they describe
    Onomatopoeia
  22. Being opposite to another idea
    Contrasts
  23. A word to describe a noun
    Adjectives
  24. Comparing one thing to another using like or as
    Simile