15. Prose =writing inorganizedparagraphs.21. Haiku= three lineJapanesepoem.19. Simile =comparison of2 things usingthe words likeor as.23.Repetition =multiple useof a languageelement.14. Poetry =expressingideas/feelingsin compact,musicallanguage.24. Limerick= humorous,rhyming five-lined poem.20. ConcretePoem =poetry thathas a shape.17.Foreshadowing= hint/cluesaboutsomething tocome.9.Setting =time andplace of astory.18. Metaphor =comparison of2 things withoutusing the wordslike or as.6.Characterization= literarytechniques toreveal thenature of acharacter.8.Climax =highest pointof interest orsuspense.11. Drama =telling astory withdialogue andaction.3.SensoryImages = wordsand phrasesthat appeal tothe senses.26. Symbolism = anobject, person, orplace that hasmeaning within itselfbut stands forsomething else in thecontext of the story.7.Plot =events ofa story.12. Fiction =writing aboutimaginarypeople andplaces.25.Hyperbole =an obviousexaggeration.4.Allusion =reference toa familiarperson, placeor thing.5.Personification= giving humanqualities to anobject oranimal.2.Onomatopoeia= words thatimitate sounds.10. Conflict =strugglebetweenopposingforces.13.Nonfiction =writing aboutreal peopleand places.22. Rhyme =repetition ofsounds atthe ends ofwords.16. Flashback= interruptionin a story thatgoes back tothe past.1.Alliteration =using the sameconsonantsounds at thebeginning ofwords.15. Prose =writing inorganizedparagraphs.21. Haiku= three lineJapanesepoem.19. Simile =comparison of2 things usingthe words likeor as.23.Repetition =multiple useof a languageelement.14. Poetry =expressingideas/feelingsin compact,musicallanguage.24. Limerick= humorous,rhyming five-lined poem.20. ConcretePoem =poetry thathas a shape.17.Foreshadowing= hint/cluesaboutsomething tocome.9.Setting =time andplace of astory.18. Metaphor =comparison of2 things withoutusing the wordslike or as.6.Characterization= literarytechniques toreveal thenature of acharacter.8.Climax =highest pointof interest orsuspense.11. Drama =telling astory withdialogue andaction.3.SensoryImages = wordsand phrasesthat appeal tothe senses.26. Symbolism = anobject, person, orplace that hasmeaning within itselfbut stands forsomething else in thecontext of the story.7.Plot =events ofa story.12. Fiction =writing aboutimaginarypeople andplaces.25.Hyperbole =an obviousexaggeration.4.Allusion =reference toa familiarperson, placeor thing.5.Personification= giving humanqualities to anobject oranimal.2.Onomatopoeia= words thatimitate sounds.10. Conflict =strugglebetweenopposingforces.13.Nonfiction =writing aboutreal peopleand places.22. Rhyme =repetition ofsounds atthe ends ofwords.16. Flashback= interruptionin a story thatgoes back tothe past.1.Alliteration =using the sameconsonantsounds at thebeginning ofwords.

Literary Terms - 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. 15. Prose = writing in organized paragraphs.
  2. 21. Haiku = three line Japanese poem.
  3. 19. Simile = comparison of 2 things using the words like or as.
  4. 23. Repetition = multiple use of a language element.
  5. 14. Poetry = expressing ideas/feelings in compact, musical language.
  6. 24. Limerick = humorous, rhyming five-lined poem.
  7. 20. Concrete Poem = poetry that has a shape.
  8. 17. Foreshadowing = hint/clues about something to come.
  9. Setting = time and place of a story.
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  10. 18. Metaphor = comparison of 2 things without using the words like or as.
  11. Characterization = literary techniques to reveal the nature of a character.
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  12. Climax = highest point of interest or suspense.
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  13. 11. Drama = telling a story with dialogue and action.
  14. Sensory Images = words and phrases that appeal to the senses.
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  15. 26. Symbolism = an object, person, or place that has meaning within itself but stands for something else in the context of the story.
  16. Plot = events of a story.
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  17. 12. Fiction = writing about imaginary people and places.
  18. 25. Hyperbole = an obvious exaggeration.
  19. Allusion = reference to a familiar person, place or thing.
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  20. Personification = giving human qualities to an object or animal.
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  21. Onomatopoeia = words that imitate sounds.
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  22. 10. Conflict = struggle between opposing forces.
  23. 13. Nonfiction = writing about real people and places.
  24. 22. Rhyme = repetition of sounds at the ends of words.
  25. 16. Flashback = interruption in a story that goes back to the past.
  26. Alliteration = using the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
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