personificationgiving a non-living thingthe qualitiesor abilities ofa humantextualevidenceproof foundin a text tosupport aninferencemetaphora comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings withoutusing like or asparaphraseputting wordsfrom a text intoone's one wordsto expressunderstanding ina personal waydialogueconversationbetweencharacters ina textpointof viewtheperspectivefrom which anarrator tellsa storyonomatopoeiausing a wordfor effect thatwas created bythe sound thatthe action of itmakesplotthe seriesof eventsin a storyironywhen theabsoluteopposite ofwhat oneexpects occursor is statedimageryuse of sensorydescription tocreate a moodor other effectin a textnarratortheperson/characterwho is telling astorygenrea categoryof itemswith similartraitsidioman expressionthat cannot beunderstoodfrom the literalmeaning of itswordsclimaxthe point in astory thatturns it towardits intendedresolutionsymbolismusing an objector color torepresent adifferentconcept or ideain a textsuspensea feeling ofanticipationcreated ina textsimilea comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings usinglike or asresolutionthe way aconflict turnsout at theend of a textthemea lesson, moral,or messagestated orimplied by atextallusiona reference tosomethingfamous that theaudience isexpected to befamiliar withhyperbolean extremeexaggerationmade foreffectforeshadowinggiving a clue ina text thatcaused areader to makea predictionalliterationusing wordsnear each otherthat all beginwith the sameconsonantsoundliterarydevicea purposefulstrategy usedby a writer tocreate aneffect in a textpersonificationgiving a non-living thingthe qualitiesor abilities ofa humantextualevidenceproof foundin a text tosupport aninferencemetaphora comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings withoutusing like or asparaphraseputting wordsfrom a text intoone's one wordsto expressunderstanding ina personal waydialogueconversationbetweencharacters ina textpointof viewtheperspectivefrom which anarrator tellsa storyonomatopoeiausing a wordfor effect thatwas created bythe sound thatthe action of itmakesplotthe seriesof eventsin a storyironywhen theabsoluteopposite ofwhat oneexpects occursor is statedimageryuse of sensorydescription tocreate a moodor other effectin a textnarratortheperson/characterwho is telling astorygenrea categoryof itemswith similartraitsidioman expressionthat cannot beunderstoodfrom the literalmeaning of itswordsclimaxthe point in astory thatturns it towardits intendedresolutionsymbolismusing an objector color torepresent adifferentconcept or ideain a textsuspensea feeling ofanticipationcreated ina textsimilea comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings usinglike or asresolutionthe way aconflict turnsout at theend of a textthemea lesson, moral,or messagestated orimplied by atextallusiona reference tosomethingfamous that theaudience isexpected to befamiliar withhyperbolean extremeexaggerationmade foreffectforeshadowinggiving a clue ina text thatcaused areader to makea predictionalliterationusing wordsnear each otherthat all beginwith the sameconsonantsoundliterarydevicea purposefulstrategy usedby a writer tocreate aneffect in a text

Figurative Language / Reading Comprehension Review - 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. giving a non-living thing the qualities or abilities of a human
    personification
  2. proof found in a text to support an inference
    textual evidence
  3. a comparison made between two different things without using like or as
    metaphor
  4. putting words from a text into one's one words to express understanding in a personal way
    paraphrase
  5. conversation between characters in a text
    dialogue
  6. the perspective from which a narrator tells a story
    point of view
  7. using a word for effect that was created by the sound that the action of it makes
    onomatopoeia
  8. the series of events in a story
    plot
  9. when the absolute opposite of what one expects occurs or is stated
    irony
  10. use of sensory description to create a mood or other effect in a text
    imagery
  11. the person/character who is telling a story
    narrator
  12. a category of items with similar traits
    genre
  13. an expression that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of its words
    idiom
  14. the point in a story that turns it toward its intended resolution
    climax
  15. using an object or color to represent a different concept or idea in a text
    symbolism
  16. a feeling of anticipation created in a text
    suspense
  17. a comparison made between two different things using like or as
    simile
  18. the way a conflict turns out at the end of a text
    resolution
  19. a lesson, moral, or message stated or implied by a text
    theme
  20. a reference to something famous that the audience is expected to be familiar with
    allusion
  21. an extreme exaggeration made for effect
    hyperbole
  22. giving a clue in a text that caused a reader to make a prediction
    foreshadowing
  23. using words near each other that all begin with the same consonant sound
    alliteration
  24. a purposeful strategy used by a writer to create an effect in a text
    literary device