4.Allusion =reference toa familiarperson, placeor thing.3.SensoryImages = wordsand phrasesthat appeal tothe senses.18. Metaphor =comparison of2 things withoutusing the wordslike or as.13.Nonfiction =writing aboutreal peopleand places.15. Prose =writing inorganizedparagraphs.5.Personification= giving humanqualities to anobject oranimal.17.Foreshadowing= hint/cluesaboutsomething tocome.21. Haiku= three lineJapanesepoem.24. Limerick= humorous,rhyming five-lined poem.22. Rhyme =repetition ofsounds atthe ends ofwords.23.Repetition =multiple useof a languageelement.12. Fiction =writing aboutimaginarypeople andplaces.25.Hyperbole =an obviousexaggeration.11. Drama =telling astory withdialogue andaction.10. Conflict =strugglebetweenopposingforces.20. ConcretePoem =poetry thathas a shape.26. Symbolism = anobject, person, orplace that hasmeaning within itselfbut stands forsomething else in thecontext of the story.2.Onomatopoeia= words thatimitate sounds.9.Setting =time andplace of astory.19. Simile =comparison of2 things usingthe words likeor as.6.Characterization= literarytechniques toreveal thenature of acharacter.14. Poetry =expressingideas/feelingsin compact,musicallanguage.1.Alliteration =using the sameconsonantsounds at thebeginning ofwords.8.Climax =highest pointof interest orsuspense.16. Flashback= interruptionin a story thatgoes back tothe past.7.Plot =events ofa story.4.Allusion =reference toa familiarperson, placeor thing.3.SensoryImages = wordsand phrasesthat appeal tothe senses.18. Metaphor =comparison of2 things withoutusing the wordslike or as.13.Nonfiction =writing aboutreal peopleand places.15. Prose =writing inorganizedparagraphs.5.Personification= giving humanqualities to anobject oranimal.17.Foreshadowing= hint/cluesaboutsomething tocome.21. Haiku= three lineJapanesepoem.24. Limerick= humorous,rhyming five-lined poem.22. Rhyme =repetition ofsounds atthe ends ofwords.23.Repetition =multiple useof a languageelement.12. Fiction =writing aboutimaginarypeople andplaces.25.Hyperbole =an obviousexaggeration.11. Drama =telling astory withdialogue andaction.10. Conflict =strugglebetweenopposingforces.20. ConcretePoem =poetry thathas a shape.26. Symbolism = anobject, person, orplace that hasmeaning within itselfbut stands forsomething else in thecontext of the story.2.Onomatopoeia= words thatimitate sounds.9.Setting =time andplace of astory.19. Simile =comparison of2 things usingthe words likeor as.6.Characterization= literarytechniques toreveal thenature of acharacter.14. Poetry =expressingideas/feelingsin compact,musicallanguage.1.Alliteration =using the sameconsonantsounds at thebeginning ofwords.8.Climax =highest pointof interest orsuspense.16. Flashback= interruptionin a story thatgoes back tothe past.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. Allusion = reference to a familiar person, place or thing.
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  2. Sensory Images = words and phrases that appeal to the senses.
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  3. 18. Metaphor = comparison of 2 things without using the words like or as.
  4. 13. Nonfiction = writing about real people and places.
  5. 15. Prose = writing in organized paragraphs.
  6. Personification = giving human qualities to an object or animal.
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  7. 17. Foreshadowing = hint/clues about something to come.
  8. 21. Haiku = three line Japanese poem.
  9. 24. Limerick = humorous, rhyming five-lined poem.
  10. 22. Rhyme = repetition of sounds at the ends of words.
  11. 23. Repetition = multiple use of a language element.
  12. 12. Fiction = writing about imaginary people and places.
  13. 25. Hyperbole = an obvious exaggeration.
  14. 11. Drama = telling a story with dialogue and action.
  15. 10. Conflict = struggle between opposing forces.
  16. 20. Concrete Poem = poetry that has a shape.
  17. 26. Symbolism = an object, person, or place that has meaning within itself but stands for something else in the context of the story.
  18. Onomatopoeia = words that imitate sounds.
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  19. Setting = time and place of a story.
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  20. 19. Simile = comparison of 2 things using the words like or as.
  21. Characterization = literary techniques to reveal the nature of a character.
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  22. 14. Poetry = expressing ideas/feelings in compact, musical language.
  23. Alliteration = using the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
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  24. Climax = highest point of interest or suspense.
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  25. 16. Flashback = interruption in a story that goes back to the past.
  26. Plot = events of a story.
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