metaphora comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings withoutusing like or asforeshadowinggiving a clue ina text thatcaused areader to makea predictionclimaxthe point in astory thatturns it towardits intendedresolutionpointof viewtheperspectivefrom which anarrator tellsa storyliterarydevicea purposefulstrategy usedby a writer tocreate aneffect in a textsimilea comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings usinglike or asonomatopoeiausing a wordfor effect thatwas created bythe sound thatthe action of itmakespolysyndetonusingmultipleconjunctionsin a seriesfor effectgenrea categoryof itemswith similartraitsidioman expressionthat cannot beunderstoodfrom the literalmeaning of itswordsallusiona reference tosomethingfamous that theaudience isexpected to befamiliar withasyndetonomitting the useof conjunctionsin a series onpurpose foreffectarchetypea charactertype orsymbol usedrepetitively inliteratureimageryuse of sensorydescription tocreate a moodor other effectin a textplotthe seriesof eventsin a storyresolutionthe way aconflict turnsout at theend of a textsymbolismusing an objector color torepresent adifferentconcept or ideain a textalliterationusing wordsnear each otherthat all beginwith the sameconsonantsoundhyperbolean extremeexaggerationmade foreffectdialogueconversationbetweencharacters ina textthemea lesson, moral,or messagestated orimplied by atextnarratortheperson/characterwho is telling astoryironywhen theabsoluteopposite ofwhat oneexpects occursor is statedpersonificationgiving a non-living thingthe qualitiesor abilities ofa humanmetaphora comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings withoutusing like or asforeshadowinggiving a clue ina text thatcaused areader to makea predictionclimaxthe point in astory thatturns it towardits intendedresolutionpointof viewtheperspectivefrom which anarrator tellsa storyliterarydevicea purposefulstrategy usedby a writer tocreate aneffect in a textsimilea comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings usinglike or asonomatopoeiausing a wordfor effect thatwas created bythe sound thatthe action of itmakespolysyndetonusingmultipleconjunctionsin a seriesfor effectgenrea categoryof itemswith similartraitsidioman expressionthat cannot beunderstoodfrom the literalmeaning of itswordsallusiona reference tosomethingfamous that theaudience isexpected to befamiliar withasyndetonomitting the useof conjunctionsin a series onpurpose foreffectarchetypea charactertype orsymbol usedrepetitively inliteratureimageryuse of sensorydescription tocreate a moodor other effectin a textplotthe seriesof eventsin a storyresolutionthe way aconflict turnsout at theend of a textsymbolismusing an objector color torepresent adifferentconcept or ideain a textalliterationusing wordsnear each otherthat all beginwith the sameconsonantsoundhyperbolean extremeexaggerationmade foreffectdialogueconversationbetweencharacters ina textthemea lesson, moral,or messagestated orimplied by atextnarratortheperson/characterwho is telling astoryironywhen theabsoluteopposite ofwhat oneexpects occursor is statedpersonificationgiving a non-living thingthe qualitiesor abilities ofa human

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