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