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

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