literarydevicea purposefulstrategy usedby a writer tocreate aneffect in a textresolutionthe way aconflict turnsout at theend of a textpersonificationgiving a non-living thingthe qualitiesor abilities ofa humannarratortheperson/characterwho is telling astorypolysyndetonusingmultipleconjunctionsin a seriesfor effectasyndetonomitting the useof conjunctionsin a series onpurpose foreffectgenrea categoryof itemswith similartraitsidioman expressionthat cannot beunderstoodfrom the literalmeaning of itswordsalliterationusing wordsnear each otherthat all beginwith the sameconsonantsounddialogueconversationbetweencharacters ina textplotthe seriesof eventsin a storyforeshadowinggiving a clue ina text thatcaused areader to makea predictionclimaxthe point in astory thatturns it towardits intendedresolutionhyperbolean extremeexaggerationmade foreffectonomatopoeiausing a wordfor effect thatwas created bythe sound thatthe action of itmakesarchetypea charactertype orsymbol usedrepetitively inliteratureimageryuse of sensorydescription tocreate a moodor other effectin a textthemea lesson, moral,or messagestated orimplied by atextmetaphora comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings withoutusing like or assymbolismusing an objector color torepresent adifferentconcept or ideain a textironywhen theabsoluteopposite ofwhat oneexpects occursor is statedsimilea comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings usinglike or aspointof viewtheperspectivefrom which anarrator tellsa storyallusiona reference tosomethingfamous that theaudience isexpected to befamiliar withliterarydevicea purposefulstrategy usedby a writer tocreate aneffect in a textresolutionthe way aconflict turnsout at theend of a textpersonificationgiving a non-living thingthe qualitiesor abilities ofa humannarratortheperson/characterwho is telling astorypolysyndetonusingmultipleconjunctionsin a seriesfor effectasyndetonomitting the useof conjunctionsin a series onpurpose foreffectgenrea categoryof itemswith similartraitsidioman expressionthat cannot beunderstoodfrom the literalmeaning of itswordsalliterationusing wordsnear each otherthat all beginwith the sameconsonantsounddialogueconversationbetweencharacters ina textplotthe seriesof eventsin a storyforeshadowinggiving a clue ina text thatcaused areader to makea predictionclimaxthe point in astory thatturns it towardits intendedresolutionhyperbolean extremeexaggerationmade foreffectonomatopoeiausing a wordfor effect thatwas created bythe sound thatthe action of itmakesarchetypea charactertype orsymbol usedrepetitively inliteratureimageryuse of sensorydescription tocreate a moodor other effectin a textthemea lesson, moral,or messagestated orimplied by atextmetaphora comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings withoutusing like or assymbolismusing an objector color torepresent adifferentconcept or ideain a textironywhen theabsoluteopposite ofwhat oneexpects occursor is statedsimilea comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings usinglike or aspointof viewtheperspectivefrom which anarrator tellsa storyallusiona reference tosomethingfamous that theaudience isexpected to befamiliar with

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