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

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