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

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