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

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