literarydevicea purposefulstrategy usedby a writer tocreate aneffect in a textalliterationusing wordsnear each otherthat all beginwith the sameconsonantsoundclimaxthe point in astory thatturns it towardits intendedresolutionarchetypea charactertype orsymbol usedrepetitively inliteratureallusiona reference tosomethingfamous that theaudience isexpected to befamiliar withonomatopoeiausing a wordfor effect thatwas created bythe sound thatthe action of itmakesimageryuse of sensorydescription tocreate a moodor other effectin a textironywhen theabsoluteopposite ofwhat oneexpects occursor is statedpersonificationgiving a non-living thingthe qualitiesor abilities ofa humanmetaphora comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings withoutusing like or asgenrea categoryof itemswith similartraitsdialogueconversationbetweencharacters ina textnarratortheperson/characterwho is telling astoryasyndetonomitting the useof conjunctionsin a series onpurpose foreffectsymbolismusing an objector color torepresent adifferentconcept or ideain a textpointof viewtheperspectivefrom which anarrator tellsa storyidioman expressionthat cannot beunderstoodfrom the literalmeaning of itswordshyperbolean extremeexaggerationmade foreffectresolutionthe way aconflict turnsout at theend of a textsimilea comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings usinglike or asplotthe seriesof eventsin a storythemea lesson, moral,or messagestated orimplied by atextforeshadowinggiving a clue ina text thatcaused areader to makea predictionpolysyndetonusingmultipleconjunctionsin a seriesfor effectliterarydevicea purposefulstrategy usedby a writer tocreate aneffect in a textalliterationusing wordsnear each otherthat all beginwith the sameconsonantsoundclimaxthe point in astory thatturns it towardits intendedresolutionarchetypea charactertype orsymbol usedrepetitively inliteratureallusiona reference tosomethingfamous that theaudience isexpected to befamiliar withonomatopoeiausing a wordfor effect thatwas created bythe sound thatthe action of itmakesimageryuse of sensorydescription tocreate a moodor other effectin a textironywhen theabsoluteopposite ofwhat oneexpects occursor is statedpersonificationgiving a non-living thingthe qualitiesor abilities ofa humanmetaphora comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings withoutusing like or asgenrea categoryof itemswith similartraitsdialogueconversationbetweencharacters ina textnarratortheperson/characterwho is telling astoryasyndetonomitting the useof conjunctionsin a series onpurpose foreffectsymbolismusing an objector color torepresent adifferentconcept or ideain a textpointof viewtheperspectivefrom which anarrator tellsa storyidioman expressionthat cannot beunderstoodfrom the literalmeaning of itswordshyperbolean extremeexaggerationmade foreffectresolutionthe way aconflict turnsout at theend of a textsimilea comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings usinglike or asplotthe seriesof eventsin a storythemea lesson, moral,or messagestated orimplied by atextforeshadowinggiving a clue ina text thatcaused areader to makea predictionpolysyndetonusingmultipleconjunctionsin a seriesfor effect

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