The choice ofwords and styleof expression inwriting orspeech.The use ofsymbols torepresentideas, themes,or concepts.A characterwho contrastswith theprotagonist tohighlight certainqualities.Pleasant,harmonioussound orrhythm inlanguage.A directcomparisonbetween twounrelated things,asserting thatone is the other.An emotional,often exuberantexpression offeeling,especially in artor music.A direct addressto an absent orimaginaryperson, or apersonifiedobject.A distinctive wayof pronunciationor speech, oftenlinked toregional orcultural identity.Excessivepride or self-confidence,often leadingto downfall.A character traitthat leads tothe downfall ofa protagonist ina tragedy.A character orforce thatbrings aboutthe downfall ofthe protagonist.Exaggerationused foremphasis oreffect.A grammaticalmood used toexpress wishes,hypotheticalsituations, ordoubts.A formal, scholarlyapproach towriting orspeaking, oftendetailed andstructured.A mild or indirectword orexpression used inplace of one thatmay be harsh orunpleasant.Words thatimitate thesound theyrepresent.Informallanguage orslang usedin everydayspeech.A comedic workwith exaggerated,improbablesituations andabsurdcharacters.A groupedset of lines ina poem, oftenseparated bya space.A briefinscription on atombstone, oftencommemoratingthe deceased.A word orphrase that isreferred to bya later pronounor substitute.Crudely writtenor poorlyconstructedverse, often witha humorous ormocking tone.The literal,dictionarydefinitionof a word.Thepresentation offacts or eventswithoutpersonal biasor emotion.A figure of speechwhere one wordgoverns ormodifies two ormore words,though they arelogically different.An appeal toemotions, oftenused to evokesympathy orsadness.The repetitionof vowelsounds withinwords in closeproximity.A style focusedon concepts,often withoutdirectrepresentation.Somethingthat is outof its propertime period.A figure of speechin whichsomething isreferred to bysomething closelyrelated to it.An elaborate orextendedmetaphor thatcompares twovery differentthings.A self-evident orobvioustruth.A humorousimitation of aserious workor style.Two consecutivelines of poetrythat usuallyrhyme and havethe same meter.Attributinghuman qualitiesto non-humanobjects orabstractconcepts.Emotionalrelease orpurification, oftenexperiencedthrough art ortragedy.A speechdelivered by acharacter alone onstage, revealingtheir thoughts andfeelings.The use ofoutdated orold-fashionedwords orexpressions.The repetitionof initialconsonantsounds in closeproximity.A disappointingor less excitingconclusionfollowing abuild-up.A distorted orexaggeratedimitation,often mockingthe original.The voice orcharacteradopted by thespeaker ornarrator in awork.A short poemexpressingpersonalthoughts andfeelings, oftenmusical.A literarywork thatidealizesrural life andnature.Acomparisonusing "like"or "as."A figure ofspeech thatcombines twocontradictoryterms.The use ofhumor, irony, orridicule tocriticize or mocksocietal issuesor individuals.Hints or cluesabout eventsthat will occurlater in astory.Pompous,exaggeratedlanguage usedto impressothers.Repetition ofconsonantsounds withinor at the endof words.A situation orexpression inwhich the oppositeof what isexpected occursor is meant.A remark made bya characterdirectly to theaudience, notintended to beheard by othercharacters.A mournfulsong orpoem,typically forthe dead.When theaudience knowssomething thecharacters donot, creatingtension.A division ofa long poem,often used inepic poetry.The reversal ofthe normal orderof words in asentence, oftenfor emphasis oreffect.The emotionalor culturalassociations ofa word beyondits literalmeaning.Thecontinuation ofa sentence orphrase beyondthe line break inpoetry.A symbolic storywherecharacters orevents representabstract ideas ormoral qualities.The repetitionof similargrammaticalstructures tocreate balanceand rhythm.A basic unit ofmeter in poetry,typically consistingof a combinationof stressed andunstressedsyllables.The study orappreciationof beauty,art, andtaste.A protagonistwho lackstraditionalheroicqualities.Attributinghumancharacteristicsto non-humanentities oranimals.Stereotypical oruniversallyrecognizedcharacters, such asthe "mad scientist"or "damsel indistress."A short,personalstory oraccount ofan event.The centralargument orclaim of apiece of writingor research.The overallfeeling ormood createdby a work ofliterature.A speech givenby a characterrevealing theirthoughts, oftenin a specificsituation.A group ofcharacters in aplay or poemthat commenton the action orthemes.A simplestory thatconveys amoral orlesson.A poem orsongexpressingsorrow, usuallyfor the dead.A form ofcomedy thatmocks orexaggerates itssubject matter.A harsh,discordantmixture ofsounds.A long, narrativepoem, oftendetailing heroicdeeds andevents of greatsignificance.A short, pithystatementexpressing ageneral truthor principle.A statementthat contradictsitself but mayreveal a deepertruth.A briefrestatement ofthe mainpoints or ideasof a text.A dramatic workcharacterized byexaggeratedemotions andclear distinctionsbetween good andevil.A rhymeinvolving twosyllables, wherethe stress fallson the second-to-last syllable.The influenceof personalfeelings,opinions, orbias in aperspective.A rhyme thatends with astressedsyllable.A narrativetechnique thatreveals acharacter'sinner thoughtsand feelings.Humor thattreats serious,grim, or taboosubjects withirreverence.The rhythmicflow or patternof sounds inspeech orwriting.An imagined,perfectsociety orplace.Poetry thatdoes not followa specific meteror rhymescheme.A narrativepoem, oftenwith a song-likequality and afocus on dramaor romance.A genre of fictioncharacterized bymystery, horror,and oftensupernaturalelements.An exaggeratedportrayal of aperson, oftenfor comedic orsatirical effect.The centralidea ormessage ina work ofliterature.Dissonance – Alack of harmonyor agreement,often used inmusic or poetryfor tension.Appropriatebehavior orspeech, oftenadhering toestablishedconventions.A satiricalpiece of writingthat ridiculessomeone orsomething.A reference to awell-knownperson, event,or work outsidethe text.A comparisonbetween twothings toexplain orclarify.A questionasked foreffect, notrequiring ananswer.The choice ofwords and styleof expression inwriting orspeech.The use ofsymbols torepresentideas, themes,or concepts.A characterwho contrastswith theprotagonist tohighlight certainqualities.Pleasant,harmonioussound orrhythm inlanguage.A directcomparisonbetween twounrelated things,asserting thatone is the other.An emotional,often exuberantexpression offeeling,especially in artor music.A direct addressto an absent orimaginaryperson, or apersonifiedobject.A distinctive wayof pronunciationor speech, oftenlinked toregional orcultural identity.Excessivepride or self-confidence,often leadingto downfall.A character traitthat leads tothe downfall ofa protagonist ina tragedy.A character orforce thatbrings aboutthe downfall ofthe protagonist.Exaggerationused foremphasis oreffect.A grammaticalmood used toexpress wishes,hypotheticalsituations, ordoubts.A formal, scholarlyapproach towriting orspeaking, oftendetailed andstructured.A mild or indirectword orexpression used inplace of one thatmay be harsh orunpleasant.Words thatimitate thesound theyrepresent.Informallanguage orslang usedin everydayspeech.A comedic workwith exaggerated,improbablesituations andabsurdcharacters.A groupedset of lines ina poem, oftenseparated bya space.A briefinscription on atombstone, oftencommemoratingthe deceased.A word orphrase that isreferred to bya later pronounor substitute.Crudely writtenor poorlyconstructedverse, often witha humorous ormocking tone.The literal,dictionarydefinitionof a word.Thepresentation offacts or eventswithoutpersonal biasor emotion.A figure of speechwhere one wordgoverns ormodifies two ormore words,though they arelogically different.An appeal toemotions, oftenused to evokesympathy orsadness.The repetitionof vowelsounds withinwords in closeproximity.A style focusedon concepts,often withoutdirectrepresentation.Somethingthat is outof its propertime period.A figure of speechin whichsomething isreferred to bysomething closelyrelated to it.An elaborate orextendedmetaphor thatcompares twovery differentthings.A self-evident orobvioustruth.A humorousimitation of aserious workor style.Two consecutivelines of poetrythat usuallyrhyme and havethe same meter.Attributinghuman qualitiesto non-humanobjects orabstractconcepts.Emotionalrelease orpurification, oftenexperiencedthrough art ortragedy.A speechdelivered by acharacter alone onstage, revealingtheir thoughts andfeelings.The use ofoutdated orold-fashionedwords orexpressions.The repetitionof initialconsonantsounds in closeproximity.A disappointingor less excitingconclusionfollowing abuild-up.A distorted orexaggeratedimitation,often mockingthe original.The voice orcharacteradopted by thespeaker ornarrator in awork.A short poemexpressingpersonalthoughts andfeelings, oftenmusical.A literarywork thatidealizesrural life andnature.Acomparisonusing "like"or "as."A figure ofspeech thatcombines twocontradictoryterms.The use ofhumor, irony, orridicule tocriticize or mocksocietal issuesor individuals.Hints or cluesabout eventsthat will occurlater in astory.Pompous,exaggeratedlanguage usedto impressothers.Repetition ofconsonantsounds withinor at the endof words.A situation orexpression inwhich the oppositeof what isexpected occursor is meant.A remark made bya characterdirectly to theaudience, notintended to beheard by othercharacters.A mournfulsong orpoem,typically forthe dead.When theaudience knowssomething thecharacters donot, creatingtension.A division ofa long poem,often used inepic poetry.The reversal ofthe normal orderof words in asentence, oftenfor emphasis oreffect.The emotionalor culturalassociations ofa word beyondits literalmeaning.Thecontinuation ofa sentence orphrase beyondthe line break inpoetry.A symbolic storywherecharacters orevents representabstract ideas ormoral qualities.The repetitionof similargrammaticalstructures tocreate balanceand rhythm.A basic unit ofmeter in poetry,typically consistingof a combinationof stressed andunstressedsyllables.The study orappreciationof beauty,art, andtaste.A protagonistwho lackstraditionalheroicqualities.Attributinghumancharacteristicsto non-humanentities oranimals.Stereotypical oruniversallyrecognizedcharacters, such asthe "mad scientist"or "damsel indistress."A short,personalstory oraccount ofan event.The centralargument orclaim of apiece of writingor research.The overallfeeling ormood createdby a work ofliterature.A speech givenby a characterrevealing theirthoughts, oftenin a specificsituation.A group ofcharacters in aplay or poemthat commenton the action orthemes.A simplestory thatconveys amoral orlesson.A poem orsongexpressingsorrow, usuallyfor the dead.A form ofcomedy thatmocks orexaggerates itssubject matter.A harsh,discordantmixture ofsounds.A long, narrativepoem, oftendetailing heroicdeeds andevents of greatsignificance.A short, pithystatementexpressing ageneral truthor principle.A statementthat contradictsitself but mayreveal a deepertruth.A briefrestatement ofthe mainpoints or ideasof a text.A dramatic workcharacterized byexaggeratedemotions andclear distinctionsbetween good andevil.A rhymeinvolving twosyllables, wherethe stress fallson the second-to-last syllable.The influenceof personalfeelings,opinions, orbias in aperspective.A rhyme thatends with astressedsyllable.A narrativetechnique thatreveals acharacter'sinner thoughtsand feelings.Humor thattreats serious,grim, or taboosubjects withirreverence.The rhythmicflow or patternof sounds inspeech orwriting.An imagined,perfectsociety orplace.Poetry thatdoes not followa specific meteror rhymescheme.A narrativepoem, oftenwith a song-likequality and afocus on dramaor romance.A genre of fictioncharacterized bymystery, horror,and oftensupernaturalelements.An exaggeratedportrayal of aperson, oftenfor comedic orsatirical effect.The centralidea ormessage ina work ofliterature.Dissonance – Alack of harmonyor agreement,often used inmusic or poetryfor tension.Appropriatebehavior orspeech, oftenadhering toestablishedconventions.A satiricalpiece of writingthat ridiculessomeone orsomething.A reference to awell-knownperson, event,or work outsidethe text.A comparisonbetween twothings toexplain orclarify.A questionasked foreffect, notrequiring ananswer.

AP LIT VOCAB - 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. The choice of words and style of expression in writing or speech.
  2. The use of symbols to represent ideas, themes, or concepts.
  3. A character who contrasts with the protagonist to highlight certain qualities.
  4. Pleasant, harmonious sound or rhythm in language.
  5. A direct comparison between two unrelated things, asserting that one is the other.
  6. An emotional, often exuberant expression of feeling, especially in art or music.
  7. A direct address to an absent or imaginary person, or a personified object.
  8. A distinctive way of pronunciation or speech, often linked to regional or cultural identity.
  9. Excessive pride or self-confidence, often leading to downfall.
  10. A character trait that leads to the downfall of a protagonist in a tragedy.
  11. A character or force that brings about the downfall of the protagonist.
  12. Exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.
  13. A grammatical mood used to express wishes, hypothetical situations, or doubts.
  14. A formal, scholarly approach to writing or speaking, often detailed and structured.
  15. A mild or indirect word or expression used in place of one that may be harsh or unpleasant.
  16. Words that imitate the sound they represent.
  17. Informal language or slang used in everyday speech.
  18. A comedic work with exaggerated, improbable situations and absurd characters.
  19. A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space.
  20. A brief inscription on a tombstone, often commemorating the deceased.
  21. A word or phrase that is referred to by a later pronoun or substitute.
  22. Crudely written or poorly constructed verse, often with a humorous or mocking tone.
  23. The literal, dictionary definition of a word.
  24. The presentation of facts or events without personal bias or emotion.
  25. A figure of speech where one word governs or modifies two or more words, though they are logically different.
  26. An appeal to emotions, often used to evoke sympathy or sadness.
  27. The repetition of vowel sounds within words in close proximity.
  28. A style focused on concepts, often without direct representation.
  29. Something that is out of its proper time period.
  30. A figure of speech in which something is referred to by something closely related to it.
  31. An elaborate or extended metaphor that compares two very different things.
  32. A self-evident or obvious truth.
  33. A humorous imitation of a serious work or style.
  34. Two consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme and have the same meter.
  35. Attributing human qualities to non-human objects or abstract concepts.
  36. Emotional release or purification, often experienced through art or tragedy.
  37. A speech delivered by a character alone on stage, revealing their thoughts and feelings.
  38. The use of outdated or old-fashioned words or expressions.
  39. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in close proximity.
  40. A disappointing or less exciting conclusion following a build-up.
  41. A distorted or exaggerated imitation, often mocking the original.
  42. The voice or character adopted by the speaker or narrator in a work.
  43. A short poem expressing personal thoughts and feelings, often musical.
  44. A literary work that idealizes rural life and nature.
  45. A comparison using "like" or "as."
  46. A figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms.
  47. The use of humor, irony, or ridicule to criticize or mock societal issues or individuals.
  48. Hints or clues about events that will occur later in a story.
  49. Pompous, exaggerated language used to impress others.
  50. Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words.
  51. A situation or expression in which the opposite of what is expected occurs or is meant.
  52. A remark made by a character directly to the audience, not intended to be heard by other characters.
  53. A mournful song or poem, typically for the dead.
  54. When the audience knows something the characters do not, creating tension.
  55. A division of a long poem, often used in epic poetry.
  56. The reversal of the normal order of words in a sentence, often for emphasis or effect.
  57. The emotional or cultural associations of a word beyond its literal meaning.
  58. The continuation of a sentence or phrase beyond the line break in poetry.
  59. A symbolic story where characters or events represent abstract ideas or moral qualities.
  60. The repetition of similar grammatical structures to create balance and rhythm.
  61. A basic unit of meter in poetry, typically consisting of a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables.
  62. The study or appreciation of beauty, art, and taste.
  63. A protagonist who lacks traditional heroic qualities.
  64. Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or animals.
  65. Stereotypical or universally recognized characters, such as the "mad scientist" or "damsel in distress."
  66. A short, personal story or account of an event.
  67. The central argument or claim of a piece of writing or research.
  68. The overall feeling or mood created by a work of literature.
  69. A speech given by a character revealing their thoughts, often in a specific situation.
  70. A group of characters in a play or poem that comment on the action or themes.
  71. A simple story that conveys a moral or lesson.
  72. A poem or song expressing sorrow, usually for the dead.
  73. A form of comedy that mocks or exaggerates its subject matter.
  74. A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
  75. A long, narrative poem, often detailing heroic deeds and events of great significance.
  76. A short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or principle.
  77. A statement that contradicts itself but may reveal a deeper truth.
  78. A brief restatement of the main points or ideas of a text.
  79. A dramatic work characterized by exaggerated emotions and clear distinctions between good and evil.
  80. A rhyme involving two syllables, where the stress falls on the second-to-last syllable.
  81. The influence of personal feelings, opinions, or bias in a perspective.
  82. A rhyme that ends with a stressed syllable.
  83. A narrative technique that reveals a character's inner thoughts and feelings.
  84. Humor that treats serious, grim, or taboo subjects with irreverence.
  85. The rhythmic flow or pattern of sounds in speech or writing.
  86. An imagined, perfect society or place.
  87. Poetry that does not follow a specific meter or rhyme scheme.
  88. A narrative poem, often with a song-like quality and a focus on drama or romance.
  89. A genre of fiction characterized by mystery, horror, and often supernatural elements.
  90. An exaggerated portrayal of a person, often for comedic or satirical effect.
  91. The central idea or message in a work of literature.
  92. Dissonance – A lack of harmony or agreement, often used in music or poetry for tension.
  93. Appropriate behavior or speech, often adhering to established conventions.
  94. A satirical piece of writing that ridicules someone or something.
  95. A reference to a well-known person, event, or work outside the text.
  96. A comparison between two things to explain or clarify.
  97. A question asked for effect, not requiring an answer.