literarydevicea purposefulstrategy usedby a writer tocreate aneffect in a textdialogueconversationbetweencharacters ina textpersonificationgiving a non-living thingthe qualitiesor abilities ofa humanidioman expressionthat cannot beunderstoodfrom the literalmeaning of itswordssimilea comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings usinglike or ashyperbolean extremeexaggerationmade foreffectpointof viewtheperspectivefrom which anarrator tellsa storyimageryuse of sensorydescription tocreate a moodor other effectin a textplotthe seriesof eventsin a storyresolutionthe way aconflict turnsout at theend of a textironywhen theabsoluteopposite ofwhat oneexpects occursor is statedpolysyndetonusingmultipleconjunctionsin a seriesfor effectalliterationusing wordsnear each otherthat all beginwith the sameconsonantsoundnarratortheperson/characterwho is telling astoryallusiona reference tosomethingfamous that theaudience isexpected to befamiliar withonomatopoeiausing a wordfor effect thatwas created bythe sound thatthe action of itmakesmetaphora comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings withoutusing like or asforeshadowinggiving a clue ina text thatcaused areader to makea predictionarchetypea charactertype orsymbol usedrepetitively inliteratureasyndetonomitting the useof conjunctionsin a series onpurpose foreffectclimaxthe point in astory thatturns it towardits intendedresolutionsymbolismusing an objector color torepresent adifferentconcept or ideain a textthemea lesson, moral,or messagestated orimplied by atextgenrea categoryof itemswith similartraitsliterarydevicea purposefulstrategy usedby a writer tocreate aneffect in a textdialogueconversationbetweencharacters ina textpersonificationgiving a non-living thingthe qualitiesor abilities ofa humanidioman expressionthat cannot beunderstoodfrom the literalmeaning of itswordssimilea comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings usinglike or ashyperbolean extremeexaggerationmade foreffectpointof viewtheperspectivefrom which anarrator tellsa storyimageryuse of sensorydescription tocreate a moodor other effectin a textplotthe seriesof eventsin a storyresolutionthe way aconflict turnsout at theend of a textironywhen theabsoluteopposite ofwhat oneexpects occursor is statedpolysyndetonusingmultipleconjunctionsin a seriesfor effectalliterationusing wordsnear each otherthat all beginwith the sameconsonantsoundnarratortheperson/characterwho is telling astoryallusiona reference tosomethingfamous that theaudience isexpected to befamiliar withonomatopoeiausing a wordfor effect thatwas created bythe sound thatthe action of itmakesmetaphora comparisonmade betweentwo differentthings withoutusing like or asforeshadowinggiving a clue ina text thatcaused areader to makea predictionarchetypea charactertype orsymbol usedrepetitively inliteratureasyndetonomitting the useof conjunctionsin a series onpurpose foreffectclimaxthe point in astory thatturns it towardits intendedresolutionsymbolismusing an objector color torepresent adifferentconcept or ideain a textthemea lesson, moral,or messagestated orimplied by atextgenrea 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 purposeful strategy used by a writer to create an effect in a text
    literary device
  2. conversation between characters in a text
    dialogue
  3. giving a non-living thing the qualities or abilities of a human
    personification
  4. an expression that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of its words
    idiom
  5. a comparison made between two different things using like or as
    simile
  6. an extreme exaggeration made for effect
    hyperbole
  7. the perspective from which a narrator tells a story
    point of view
  8. use of sensory description to create a mood or other effect in a text
    imagery
  9. the series of events in a story
    plot
  10. the way a conflict turns out at the end of a text
    resolution
  11. when the absolute opposite of what one expects occurs or is stated
    irony
  12. using multiple conjunctions in a series for effect
    polysyndeton
  13. using words near each other that all begin with the same consonant sound
    alliteration
  14. the person/character who is telling a story
    narrator
  15. a reference to something famous that the audience is expected to be familiar with
    allusion
  16. using a word for effect that was created by the sound that the action of it makes
    onomatopoeia
  17. a comparison made between two different things without using like or as
    metaphor
  18. giving a clue in a text that caused a reader to make a prediction
    foreshadowing
  19. a character type or symbol used repetitively in literature
    archetype
  20. omitting the use of conjunctions in a series on purpose for effect
    asyndeton
  21. the point in a story that turns it toward its intended resolution
    climax
  22. using an object or color to represent a different concept or idea in a text
    symbolism
  23. a lesson, moral, or message stated or implied by a text
    theme
  24. a category of items with similar traits
    genre