AnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentenceImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textEpilogueA concludingchapter thatsums up orcomments onthe precedingaction.NarrativeArcThe plotline of astory.OnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeAdjectivesA word todescribea nounExpositionThe essentialinformation givenat the beginning ofa story to establishthe setting andcharacters.ContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaPersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?AntagonistA characteropposed tothe maincharacter ofa text.SimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasRepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesAlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentenceFirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"ProtagonistThe mainor centralcharacterof a text.MetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyAllusionA deliberatereference toanother textPatheticFallacyAscribing thefeelings ofcharacter tonature or thenatural realmJuxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectOxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherHyperboleOver-exaggerationThemeTheuniversalmessageof a textAnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentenceImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textEpilogueA concludingchapter thatsums up orcomments onthe precedingaction.NarrativeArcThe plotline of astory.OnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeAdjectivesA word todescribea nounExpositionThe essentialinformation givenat the beginning ofa story to establishthe setting andcharacters.ContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaPersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?AntagonistA characteropposed tothe maincharacter ofa text.SimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasRepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesAlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentenceFirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"ProtagonistThe mainor centralcharacterof a text.MetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyAllusionA deliberatereference toanother textPatheticFallacyAscribing thefeelings ofcharacter tonature or thenatural realmJuxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectOxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherHyperboleOver-exaggerationThemeTheuniversalmessageof 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. The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of every sentence
    Anaphora
  2. descriptive or figurative language
    Imagery
  3. Giving hints or clues as to the evnts in a text
    Foreshadowing
  4. A concluding chapter that sums up or comments on the preceding action.
    Epilogue
  5. The plot line of a story.
    Narrative Arc
  6. Words which sound like the noises they describe
    Onomatopoeia
  7. A word to describe a noun
    Adjectives
  8. The essential information given at the beginning of a story to establish the setting and characters.
    Exposition
  9. Being opposite to another idea
    Contrasts
  10. What device gives inanimate objects human characteristics?
    Personification
  11. A character opposed to the main character of a text.
    Antagonist
  12. Comparing one thing to another using like or as
    Simile
  13. Saying the same word or phrase multiple times
    Repetition
  14. The repetition of a letter at the start of words in a sentence
    Alliteration
  15. Story is told from the perspective of "I"
    First person narrative
  16. The main or central character of a text.
    Protagonist
  17. A comparison of one thing to another using is/are
    Metaphor
  18. Story is told from the perspective of he/she/they
    Third person narrative
  19. A deliberate reference to another text
    Allusion
  20. Ascribing the feelings of character to nature or the natural realm
    Pathetic Fallacy
  21. two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
    Juxtaposition
  22. Two contradictory terms appear together
    Oxymoron
  23. Over-exaggeration
    Hyperbole
  24. The universal message of a text
    Theme