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