OnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textProtagonistThe mainor centralcharacterof a text.ExpositionThe essentialinformation givenat the beginning ofa story to establishthe setting andcharacters.ContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaMetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areOxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherHyperboleOver-exaggerationAllusionA deliberatereference toanother textImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageAntagonistA characteropposed tothe maincharacter ofa text.AlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentenceFirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"NarrativeArcThe plotline of astory.ThemeTheuniversalmessageof a textAnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentencePatheticFallacyAscribing thefeelings ofcharacter tonature or thenatural realmJuxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectEpilogueA concludingchapter thatsums up orcomments onthe precedingaction.RepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesAdjectivesA word todescribea nounPersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?SimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasOnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textProtagonistThe mainor centralcharacterof a text.ExpositionThe essentialinformation givenat the beginning ofa story to establishthe setting andcharacters.ContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaMetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areOxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherHyperboleOver-exaggerationAllusionA deliberatereference toanother textImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageAntagonistA characteropposed tothe maincharacter ofa text.AlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentenceFirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"NarrativeArcThe plotline of astory.ThemeTheuniversalmessageof a textAnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentencePatheticFallacyAscribing thefeelings ofcharacter tonature or thenatural realmJuxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectEpilogueA concludingchapter thatsums up orcomments onthe precedingaction.RepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesAdjectivesA word todescribea nounPersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?SimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like oras

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