connotationthe association ormoods thataccompany a word -Words generally arenegative (sadistic),positive(serendipitous), orneutral (instrument). verbalironytheopposite ofthe literalmeaning dictionthe particularwords andauthor choosesto use to createtone and moodsituationalironya contrastbetween whathappened andwhat wasexpectedwordchoicethe author’sthoughtful use ofprecise vocabularyto fully conveymeaning to thereader allusiona reference that recallsanother literary work, aspecific time in history,a famous person, or afamous item - Thereader is expected tounderstand thereference and make aconnection.similea comparisonwith aconnectingterm such aslike or asmetaphora comparisonwithout aconnectingterm such aslike or asplotthe basic sequenceof events in a storythat includes theexposition, risingaction, climax,falling action, andresolution symbolisma person, place,thing, or event thathas meaning initself and that alsostands forsomething morethan itself syntaxthe arrangementand sequence ofwords insentences,clauses, andphrases characterfoila characterwhose qualitiescontrast thequalities of anothercharacterto highlight eachcharacter*Lightning McQeenand Mater)pointof viewthe perspectivefrom which thewriter chooses topresent his or herstory or essay (1st,person 2nd person,3rd person)personificationwhen humanattributes aregiven to non-humanthings expositionthe introduction orbeginning of astory that providesimportantbackgroundinformationthemean idea throughout awork of literature thatreveals an insightabout human life -rarely directly statedand always morethan one wordjuxtapositionthe placement oftwo contrastingideas when oneidea appearsmore dramaticto show contrasttonethe author's orspeaker'sparticularattitude inwriting orspeakingoxymorona figure of speechthat expresses anidea through acontradictorystatement (e.g.,“seriously funny”,“jumbo shrimp”,“deafening silence”) imageryany time one ofthe five sensesis evoked bywhat you haveread [moodthe atmosphereor feeling (forthe reader)created in aliterary work denotationthedictionarymeaningof a word foreshadowingthe use of hintsand suggestionsto offer clues tofuturedevelopments ina work characterizationthe way an authorhighlights andexplains the detailsabout a character ina story through thecharacter’s behavior,thought processes,and descriptions author'spurposethe reason anauthor writesabout a particulartopic or includesparticular details,features, ordevices in a work voicean author’s uniquearticulation orexpression oflanguage created bystylistic elementssuch as syntax,diction, and figurativelanguage ERCwritten responsedeveloped through4 paragraphs andrequires textevidence andanalysisclimaxresolves the mainconflict of the storyand is the momentthe main characterreaches—or failsto reach—theirgoal.conflictcharacterized by astruggle between twoopposing forces.Conflict providescrucial tension in anystory and is used todrive the narrativeforward.repetitionthereiteration ofa word,sound, orphraseflashbackpresents pastevents duringcurrent eventsto providebackgroundinformationSCRone-paragraphanswer to agiven promptdramaticironya contrastbetween whatthe characterthinks and thereader knows hyperboleanexaggerationconnotationthe association ormoods thataccompany a word -Words generally arenegative (sadistic),positive(serendipitous), orneutral (instrument). verbalironytheopposite ofthe literalmeaning dictionthe particularwords andauthor choosesto use to createtone and moodsituationalironya contrastbetween whathappened andwhat wasexpectedwordchoicethe author’sthoughtful use ofprecise vocabularyto fully conveymeaning to thereader allusiona reference that recallsanother literary work, aspecific time in history,a famous person, or afamous item - Thereader is expected tounderstand thereference and make aconnection.similea comparisonwith aconnectingterm such aslike or asmetaphora comparisonwithout aconnectingterm such aslike or asplotthe basic sequenceof events in a storythat includes theexposition, risingaction, climax,falling action, andresolution symbolisma person, place,thing, or event thathas meaning initself and that alsostands forsomething morethan itself syntaxthe arrangementand sequence ofwords insentences,clauses, andphrases characterfoila characterwhose qualitiescontrast thequalities of anothercharacterto highlight eachcharacter*Lightning McQeenand Mater)pointof viewthe perspectivefrom which thewriter chooses topresent his or herstory or essay (1st,person 2nd person,3rd person)personificationwhen humanattributes aregiven to non-humanthings expositionthe introduction orbeginning of astory that providesimportantbackgroundinformationthemean idea throughout awork of literature thatreveals an insightabout human life -rarely directly statedand always morethan one wordjuxtapositionthe placement oftwo contrastingideas when oneidea appearsmore dramaticto show contrasttonethe author's orspeaker'sparticularattitude inwriting orspeakingoxymorona figure of speechthat expresses anidea through acontradictorystatement (e.g.,“seriously funny”,“jumbo shrimp”,“deafening silence”) imageryany time one ofthe five sensesis evoked bywhat you haveread [moodthe atmosphereor feeling (forthe reader)created in aliterary work denotationthedictionarymeaningof a word foreshadowingthe use of hintsand suggestionsto offer clues tofuturedevelopments ina work characterizationthe way an authorhighlights andexplains the detailsabout a character ina story through thecharacter’s behavior,thought processes,and descriptions author'spurposethe reason anauthor writesabout a particulartopic or includesparticular details,features, ordevices in a work voicean author’s uniquearticulation orexpression oflanguage created bystylistic elementssuch as syntax,diction, and figurativelanguage ERCwritten responsedeveloped through4 paragraphs andrequires textevidence andanalysisclimaxresolves the mainconflict of the storyand is the momentthe main characterreaches—or failsto reach—theirgoal.conflictcharacterized by astruggle between twoopposing forces.Conflict providescrucial tension in anystory and is used todrive the narrativeforward.repetitionthereiteration ofa word,sound, orphraseflashbackpresents pastevents duringcurrent eventsto providebackgroundinformationSCRone-paragraphanswer to agiven promptdramaticironya contrastbetween whatthe characterthinks and thereader knows hyperboleanexaggeration

Literary Devices and Elements - 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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