(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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When an object, person, or event represents a deeper meaning.
symbolism
A sentence at the beginning of a paragraph that explains what the paragraph will be about.
topic sentence
Writing that tells a story or describes a sequence of events.
narrative writing
A scene that goes back in time to show something important from the past.
flashback
Writing meant to convince the reader to believe or do something.
persuasive writing
How an author develops a character’s personality through their actions, thoughts, and dialogue.
characterization
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.
stanza
Writing that paints a picture using vivid language and sensory details.
descriptive writing
The central idea or message in a story, often a lesson about life or human nature
theme
The group of people a writer is writing for.
audience
The pattern of rhyming words at the ends of lines in a poem.
rhyme scheme
Clues or hints about what will happen later in the story.
foreshadowing
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."
simile
The time and place in which a story takes place.
setting
Facts, examples, or quotes that back up the main idea of a paragraph or essay.
supporting details
The sequence of events in a story (what happens from beginning to end).
plot
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell).
imagery
The struggle between opposing forces can be internal or external.
conflict
The author’s attitude toward the subject (e.g., serious, sarcastic, hopeful).
tone
A sentence that states the main idea or argument of an essay.
thesis statement
A story in which characters or events represent larger ideas or moral concepts.
allegory
The feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates for the reader.
mood
The final paragraph of an essay that sums up the main points and gives closure.
conclusion
A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.
irony
A comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
metaphor
The reason a piece of writing is created (to inform, persuade, entertain, etc.).
purpose
The perspective from which a story is told (e.g., first-person, third-person).
point of view
Words or phrases that help connect ideas (e.g., however, therefore, for example).
transition words
A reference to another well-known story, event, person, or object.
allusion
personification
Giving human traits to non-human things
