Juxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectAnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentenceOnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeEpilogueA concludingchapter thatsums up orcomments onthe precedingaction.ThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyExpositionThe essentialinformation givenat the beginning ofa story to establishthe setting andcharacters.ProtagonistThe mainor centralcharacterof a text.AdjectivesA word todescribea nounNarrativeArcThe plotline of astory.OxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaAllusionA deliberatereference toanother textHyperboleOver-exaggerationThemeTheuniversalmessageof a textAntagonistA characteropposed tothe maincharacter ofa text.FirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"ImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageAlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentenceSimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasPersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?MetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/arePatheticFallacyAscribing thefeelings ofcharacter tonature or thenatural realmRepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textJuxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectAnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentenceOnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeEpilogueA concludingchapter thatsums up orcomments onthe precedingaction.ThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyExpositionThe essentialinformation givenat the beginning ofa story to establishthe setting andcharacters.ProtagonistThe mainor centralcharacterof a text.AdjectivesA word todescribea nounNarrativeArcThe plotline of astory.OxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaAllusionA deliberatereference toanother textHyperboleOver-exaggerationThemeTheuniversalmessageof a textAntagonistA characteropposed tothe maincharacter ofa text.FirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"ImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageAlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentenceSimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasPersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?MetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/arePatheticFallacyAscribing thefeelings ofcharacter tonature or thenatural realmRepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a text

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