ExpositionThe essentialinformation givenat the beginning ofa story to establishthe setting andcharacters.Juxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectHyperboleOver-exaggerationAdjectivesA word todescribea nounRepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesFirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"ImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageAlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentenceEpilogueA concludingchapter thatsums up orcomments onthe precedingaction.ThemeTheuniversalmessageof a textOxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherAllusionA deliberatereference toanother textProtagonistThe mainor centralcharacterof a text.AnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentenceMetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyNarrativeArcThe plotline of astory.OnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaAntagonistA characteropposed tothe maincharacter ofa text.PersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?SimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textPatheticFallacyAscribing thefeelings ofcharacter tonature or thenatural realmExpositionThe essentialinformation givenat the beginning ofa story to establishthe setting andcharacters.Juxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectHyperboleOver-exaggerationAdjectivesA word todescribea nounRepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesFirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"ImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageAlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentenceEpilogueA concludingchapter thatsums up orcomments onthe precedingaction.ThemeTheuniversalmessageof a textOxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherAllusionA deliberatereference toanother textProtagonistThe mainor centralcharacterof a text.AnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentenceMetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyNarrativeArcThe plotline of astory.OnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaAntagonistA characteropposed tothe maincharacter ofa text.PersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?SimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textPatheticFallacyAscribing thefeelings ofcharacter tonature or thenatural realm

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