hyperbolean extremeexaggerationmade foreffectimageryuse of sensorydescription tocreate a moodor other effectin a textthemea lesson, moral,or messagestated orimplied by atextpointof viewtheperspectivefrom which anarrator tellsa storyallusiona reference tosomethingfamous that theaudience isexpected to befamiliar withmetaphora comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings withoutusing like or aspolysyndetonusingmultipleconjunctionsin a seriesfor effectpersonificationgiving a non-living thingthe qualitiesor abilities ofa humanresolutionthe way aconflict turnsout at theend of a textplotthe seriesof eventsin a storysymbolismusing an objector color torepresent adifferentconcept or ideain a textclimaxthe point in astory thatturns it towardits intendedresolutiongenrea categoryof itemswith similartraitsironywhen theabsoluteopposite ofwhat oneexpects occursor is stateddialogueconversationbetweencharacters ina textforeshadowinggiving a clue ina text thatcaused areader to makea predictionliterarydevicea purposefulstrategy usedby a writer tocreate aneffect in a textonomatopoeiausing a wordfor effect thatwas created bythe sound thatthe action of itmakessimilea comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings usinglike or asarchetypea charactertype orsymbol usedrepetitively inliteraturenarratortheperson/characterwho is telling astoryalliterationusing wordsnear each otherthat all beginwith the sameconsonantsoundasyndetonomitting the useof conjunctionsin a series onpurpose foreffectidioman expressionthat cannot beunderstoodfrom the literalmeaning of itswordshyperbolean extremeexaggerationmade foreffectimageryuse of sensorydescription tocreate a moodor other effectin a textthemea lesson, moral,or messagestated orimplied by atextpointof viewtheperspectivefrom which anarrator tellsa storyallusiona reference tosomethingfamous that theaudience isexpected to befamiliar withmetaphora comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings withoutusing like or aspolysyndetonusingmultipleconjunctionsin a seriesfor effectpersonificationgiving a non-living thingthe qualitiesor abilities ofa humanresolutionthe way aconflict turnsout at theend of a textplotthe seriesof eventsin a storysymbolismusing an objector color torepresent adifferentconcept or ideain a textclimaxthe point in astory thatturns it towardits intendedresolutiongenrea categoryof itemswith similartraitsironywhen theabsoluteopposite ofwhat oneexpects occursor is stateddialogueconversationbetweencharacters ina textforeshadowinggiving a clue ina text thatcaused areader to makea predictionliterarydevicea purposefulstrategy usedby a writer tocreate aneffect in a textonomatopoeiausing a wordfor effect thatwas created bythe sound thatthe action of itmakessimilea comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings usinglike or asarchetypea charactertype orsymbol usedrepetitively inliteraturenarratortheperson/characterwho is telling astoryalliterationusing wordsnear each otherthat all beginwith the sameconsonantsoundasyndetonomitting the useof conjunctionsin a series onpurpose foreffectidioman expressionthat cannot beunderstoodfrom the literalmeaning of itswords

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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
  1. an extreme exaggeration made for effect
    hyperbole
  2. use of sensory description to create a mood or other effect in a text
    imagery
  3. a lesson, moral, or message stated or implied by a text
    theme
  4. the perspective from which a narrator tells a story
    point of view
  5. a reference to something famous that the audience is expected to be familiar with
    allusion
  6. a comparison made between two different things without using like or as
    metaphor
  7. using multiple conjunctions in a series for effect
    polysyndeton
  8. giving a non-living thing the qualities or abilities of a human
    personification
  9. the way a conflict turns out at the end of a text
    resolution
  10. the series of events in a story
    plot
  11. using an object or color to represent a different concept or idea in a text
    symbolism
  12. the point in a story that turns it toward its intended resolution
    climax
  13. a category of items with similar traits
    genre
  14. when the absolute opposite of what one expects occurs or is stated
    irony
  15. conversation between characters in a text
    dialogue
  16. giving a clue in a text that caused a reader to make a prediction
    foreshadowing
  17. a purposeful strategy used by a writer to create an effect in a text
    literary device
  18. using a word for effect that was created by the sound that the action of it makes
    onomatopoeia
  19. a comparison made between two different things using like or as
    simile
  20. a character type or symbol used repetitively in literature
    archetype
  21. the person/character who is telling a story
    narrator
  22. using words near each other that all begin with the same consonant sound
    alliteration
  23. omitting the use of conjunctions in a series on purpose for effect
    asyndeton
  24. an expression that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of its words
    idiom