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