Refers to a patternof rhymes that iscreated by usingwords thatproduce the same,or similar soundsHow theauthorchooses totell a storyA figure of speechwhere an object,person, orsituation hasanother meaningother than itsliteral meaningGivinghuman traitsto a nonhumanobjectA particularform of alanguage that ispeculiar to aspecific regionor social groupThe heroor heroinecharacterin a storyLanguage thatuses words orexpressions with ameaning that isdifferent from theliteralinterpretationThevillain ofthe storyTheatmosphereor feel ofthe storyRepetitionof initialsoundsContrastingconceptsplacedtogetherExtremeexxagerationAuthor'sattitude towardthe subject,reader, orcharacterThis literarydevice refers tothe practice ofdrawing attentionto a fact that isalready obviousand noticeableA word orphrase thatis not takenliterallyThe narratorknows thethoughts andfeelings of all ofthe charactersin the storyThesequenceof Eventsin a StoryA briefwork offictionPow, Boom,Buzz, Pop,zzzzzzzzzzzA statementnot intendedto be takenliterallyPIEAppealing tothe 5 senses ofthe reader whilepainting amental pictureUsing clues orhints todetermine whatwill happen in astoryUsing awords orphrase tomean theoppositeRefers to a patternof rhymes that iscreated by usingwords thatproduce the same,or similar soundsHow theauthorchooses totell a storyA figure of speechwhere an object,person, orsituation hasanother meaningother than itsliteral meaningGivinghuman traitsto a nonhumanobjectA particularform of alanguage that ispeculiar to aspecific regionor social groupThe heroor heroinecharacterin a storyLanguage thatuses words orexpressions with ameaning that isdifferent from theliteralinterpretationThevillain ofthe storyTheatmosphereor feel ofthe storyRepetitionof initialsoundsContrastingconceptsplacedtogetherExtremeexxagerationAuthor'sattitude towardthe subject,reader, orcharacterThis literarydevice refers tothe practice ofdrawing attentionto a fact that isalready obviousand noticeableA word orphrase thatis not takenliterallyThe narratorknows thethoughts andfeelings of all ofthe charactersin the storyThesequenceof Eventsin a StoryA briefwork offictionPow, Boom,Buzz, Pop,zzzzzzzzzzzA statementnot intendedto be takenliterallyPIEAppealing tothe 5 senses ofthe reader whilepainting amental pictureUsing clues orhints todetermine whatwill happen in astoryUsing awords orphrase tomean theopposite

Literary Terms - 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. Refers to a pattern of rhymes that is created by using words that produce the same, or similar sounds
  2. How the author chooses to tell a story
  3. A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning
  4. Giving human traits to a non human object
  5. A particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group
  6. The hero or heroine character in a story
  7. Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation
  8. The villain of the story
  9. The atmosphere or feel of the story
  10. Repetition of initial sounds
  11. Contrasting concepts placed together
  12. Extreme exxageration
  13. Author's attitude toward the subject, reader, or character
  14. This literary device refers to the practice of drawing attention to a fact that is already obvious and noticeable
  15. A word or phrase that is not taken literally
  16. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story
  17. The sequence of Events in a Story
  18. A brief work of fiction
  19. Pow, Boom, Buzz, Pop, zzzzzzzzzzz
  20. A statement not intended to be taken literally
  21. PIE
  22. Appealing to the 5 senses of the reader while painting a mental picture
  23. Using clues or hints to determine what will happen in a story
  24. Using a words or phrase to mean the opposite