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