archetypea charactertype orsymbol usedrepetitively inliteratureallusiona reference tosomethingfamous that theaudience isexpected to befamiliar withpolysyndetonusingmultipleconjunctionsin a seriesfor effectimageryuse of sensorydescription tocreate a moodor other effectin a textsymbolismusing an objector color torepresent adifferentconcept or ideain a textclimaxthe point in astory thatturns it towardits intendedresolutionalliterationusing wordsnear each otherthat all beginwith the sameconsonantsoundresolutionthe way aconflict turnsout at theend of a textmetaphora comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings withoutusing like or aspersonificationgiving a non-living thingthe qualitiesor abilities ofa humanironywhen theabsoluteopposite ofwhat oneexpects occursor is statedonomatopoeiausing a wordfor effect thatwas created bythe sound thatthe action of itmakesidioman expressionthat cannot beunderstoodfrom the literalmeaning of itswordsdialogueconversationbetweencharacters ina textplotthe seriesof eventsin a storythemea lesson, moral,or messagestated orimplied by atextasyndetonomitting the useof conjunctionsin a series onpurpose foreffectgenrea categoryof itemswith similartraitsforeshadowinggiving a clue ina text thatcaused areader to makea predictionpointof viewtheperspectivefrom which anarrator tellsa storynarratortheperson/characterwho is telling astoryhyperbolean extremeexaggerationmade foreffectsimilea comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings usinglike or asliterarydevicea purposefulstrategy usedby a writer tocreate aneffect in a textarchetypea charactertype orsymbol usedrepetitively inliteratureallusiona reference tosomethingfamous that theaudience isexpected to befamiliar withpolysyndetonusingmultipleconjunctionsin a seriesfor effectimageryuse of sensorydescription tocreate a moodor other effectin a textsymbolismusing an objector color torepresent adifferentconcept or ideain a textclimaxthe point in astory thatturns it towardits intendedresolutionalliterationusing wordsnear each otherthat all beginwith the sameconsonantsoundresolutionthe way aconflict turnsout at theend of a textmetaphora comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings withoutusing like or aspersonificationgiving a non-living thingthe qualitiesor abilities ofa humanironywhen theabsoluteopposite ofwhat oneexpects occursor is statedonomatopoeiausing a wordfor effect thatwas created bythe sound thatthe action of itmakesidioman expressionthat cannot beunderstoodfrom the literalmeaning of itswordsdialogueconversationbetweencharacters ina textplotthe seriesof eventsin a storythemea lesson, moral,or messagestated orimplied by atextasyndetonomitting the useof conjunctionsin a series onpurpose foreffectgenrea categoryof itemswith similartraitsforeshadowinggiving a clue ina text thatcaused areader to makea predictionpointof viewtheperspectivefrom which anarrator tellsa storynarratortheperson/characterwho is telling astoryhyperbolean extremeexaggerationmade foreffectsimilea comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings usinglike or asliterarydevicea purposefulstrategy usedby a writer tocreate aneffect in a text

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