allusiona reference tosomethingfamous that theaudience isexpected to befamiliar withpersonificationgiving a non-living thingthe qualitiesor abilities ofa humansymbolismusing an objector color torepresent adifferentconcept or ideain a textimageryuse of sensorydescription tocreate a moodor other effectin a textliterarydevicea purposefulstrategy usedby a writer tocreate aneffect in a textforeshadowinggiving a clue ina text thatcaused areader to makea predictionpolysyndetonusingmultipleconjunctionsin a seriesfor effectplotthe seriesof eventsin a storyidioman expressionthat cannot beunderstoodfrom the literalmeaning of itswordspointof viewtheperspectivefrom which anarrator tellsa storyclimaxthe point in astory thatturns it towardits intendedresolutionmetaphora comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings withoutusing like or asalliterationusing wordsnear each otherthat all beginwith the sameconsonantsoundasyndetonomitting the useof conjunctionsin a series onpurpose foreffectsimilea comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings usinglike or asironywhen theabsoluteopposite ofwhat oneexpects occursor is statedonomatopoeiausing a wordfor effect thatwas created bythe sound thatthe action of itmakesdialogueconversationbetweencharacters ina textthemea lesson, moral,or messagestated orimplied by atextnarratortheperson/characterwho is telling astoryarchetypea charactertype orsymbol usedrepetitively inliteraturehyperbolean extremeexaggerationmade foreffectresolutionthe way aconflict turnsout at theend of a textgenrea categoryof itemswith similartraitsallusiona reference tosomethingfamous that theaudience isexpected to befamiliar withpersonificationgiving a non-living thingthe qualitiesor abilities ofa humansymbolismusing an objector color torepresent adifferentconcept or ideain a textimageryuse of sensorydescription tocreate a moodor other effectin a textliterarydevicea purposefulstrategy usedby a writer tocreate aneffect in a textforeshadowinggiving a clue ina text thatcaused areader to makea predictionpolysyndetonusingmultipleconjunctionsin a seriesfor effectplotthe seriesof eventsin a storyidioman expressionthat cannot beunderstoodfrom the literalmeaning of itswordspointof viewtheperspectivefrom which anarrator tellsa storyclimaxthe point in astory thatturns it towardits intendedresolutionmetaphora comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings withoutusing like or asalliterationusing wordsnear each otherthat all beginwith the sameconsonantsoundasyndetonomitting the useof conjunctionsin a series onpurpose foreffectsimilea comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings usinglike or asironywhen theabsoluteopposite ofwhat oneexpects occursor is statedonomatopoeiausing a wordfor effect thatwas created bythe sound thatthe action of itmakesdialogueconversationbetweencharacters ina textthemea lesson, moral,or messagestated orimplied by atextnarratortheperson/characterwho is telling astoryarchetypea charactertype orsymbol usedrepetitively inliteraturehyperbolean extremeexaggerationmade foreffectresolutionthe way aconflict turnsout at theend of a textgenrea categoryof itemswith similartraits

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