AnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentenceOnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeMetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areEpilogueA concludingchapter thatsums up orcomments onthe precedingaction.FirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"NarrativeArcThe plotline of astory.PatheticFallacyAscribing thefeelings ofcharacter tonature or thenatural realmJuxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectExpositionThe essentialinformation givenat the beginning ofa story to establishthe setting andcharacters.HyperboleOver-exaggerationProtagonistThe mainor centralcharacterof a text.AntagonistA characteropposed tothe maincharacter ofa text.ContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaRepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesThemeTheuniversalmessageof a textForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textAdjectivesA word todescribea nounThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyAlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentenceImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageAllusionA deliberatereference toanother textSimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasOxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherPersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?AnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentenceOnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeMetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areEpilogueA concludingchapter thatsums up orcomments onthe precedingaction.FirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"NarrativeArcThe plotline of astory.PatheticFallacyAscribing thefeelings ofcharacter tonature or thenatural realmJuxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectExpositionThe essentialinformation givenat the beginning ofa story to establishthe setting andcharacters.HyperboleOver-exaggerationProtagonistThe mainor centralcharacterof a text.AntagonistA characteropposed tothe maincharacter ofa text.ContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaRepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesThemeTheuniversalmessageof a textForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textAdjectivesA word todescribea nounThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyAlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentenceImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageAllusionA deliberatereference toanother textSimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasOxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherPersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?

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