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

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