Ironya literary devicewhere an authorprovides hints orclues about eventsthat will occur laterin the storya short speech orcomment delivered bya character in a play,novel, or other work,that is intended to beheard by the audiencebut not by the othercharacters in the sceneAsideConsonancea literary device that occurswhen two words have thesame consonant soundfollowing different vowelsounds. For example, thewords 'same' and 'home'have the same 'm' sound,but the vowel soundsbefore it are differentSituationalIronyoccurs when anoutcome happens thatis the opposite of whatis expected, or whenthere is a discrepancybetween the intendedoutcome and theactual outcome of anevent or situationEpistrophea rhetorical devicewhere a word orphrase is repeatedat the end ofsuccessiveclauses,sentences, or linesVerbalIronyAssonancein poetry, the repetitionof the sound of a vowelor diphthong innonrhyming stressedsyllables near enoughto each other for theecho to be discernible(e.g., penitence,reticence ).Metaphora figure of speechthat directlycompares two unlikethings by stating thatone is the other,without using wordslike "like" or "as."Anthropomorphisma literary devicewhere animals,objects, or naturalphenomena aredepicted with human-like qualities,emotions, andbehaviorsPersonificationa figure of speechwhere humanqualities, actions, oremotions areattributed toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideasDramaticIronya character whosetraits contrast withthose of anothercharacter, often theprotagonist, tohighlight oremphasize thelatter's qualitiesSimilea figure of speech thatdirectly compares twodifferent things,typically using thewords "like" or "as" tocreate a vivid image oremphasize a particularqualityImageryFoila character whosetraits contrast withthose of anothercharacter, often theprotagonist, tohighlight oremphasize thelatter's qualitiesAlliterationthe occurrence ofthe same letter orsound at thebeginning ofadjacent or closelyconnected words.an expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.AssonanceAnaphorathe use of a wordreferring to or replacinga word used earlier ina sentence, to avoidrepetition, such as doin I like it and so dothey.2.Rhetorica literary devicewhere an authorprovides hints orclues about eventsthat will occur laterin the storyForeshadowingIronya literary devicewhere an authorprovides hints orclues about eventsthat will occur laterin the storya short speech orcomment delivered bya character in a play,novel, or other work,that is intended to beheard by the audiencebut not by the othercharacters in the sceneAsideConsonancea literary device that occurswhen two words have thesame consonant soundfollowing different vowelsounds. For example, thewords 'same' and 'home'have the same 'm' sound,but the vowel soundsbefore it are differentSituationalIronyoccurs when anoutcome happens thatis the opposite of whatis expected, or whenthere is a discrepancybetween the intendedoutcome and theactual outcome of anevent or situationEpistrophea rhetorical devicewhere a word orphrase is repeatedat the end ofsuccessiveclauses,sentences, or linesVerbalIronyAssonancein poetry, the repetitionof the sound of a vowelor diphthong innonrhyming stressedsyllables near enoughto each other for theecho to be discernible(e.g., penitence,reticence ).Metaphora figure of speechthat directlycompares two unlikethings by stating thatone is the other,without using wordslike "like" or "as."Anthropomorphisma literary devicewhere animals,objects, or naturalphenomena aredepicted with human-like qualities,emotions, andbehaviorsPersonificationa figure of speechwhere humanqualities, actions, oremotions areattributed toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideasDramaticIronya character whosetraits contrast withthose of anothercharacter, often theprotagonist, tohighlight oremphasize thelatter's qualitiesSimilea figure of speech thatdirectly compares twodifferent things,typically using thewords "like" or "as" tocreate a vivid image oremphasize a particularqualityImageryFoila character whosetraits contrast withthose of anothercharacter, often theprotagonist, tohighlight oremphasize thelatter's qualitiesAlliterationthe occurrence ofthe same letter orsound at thebeginning ofadjacent or closelyconnected words.an expressiondesigned to callsomething to mindwithout mentioningit explicitly; anindirect or passingreference.AssonanceAnaphorathe use of a wordreferring to or replacinga word used earlier ina sentence, to avoidrepetition, such as doin I like it and so dothey.2.Rhetorica literary devicewhere an authorprovides hints orclues about eventsthat will occur laterin the storyForeshadowing

Literature Vocabulary - 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. a literary device where an author provides hints or clues about events that will occur later in the story
    Irony
  2. Aside
    a short speech or comment delivered by a character in a play, novel, or other work, that is intended to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters in the scene
  3. a literary device that occurs when two words have the same consonant sound following different vowel sounds. For example, the words 'same' and 'home' have the same 'm' sound, but the vowel sounds before it are different
    Consonance
  4. occurs when an outcome happens that is the opposite of what is expected, or when there is a discrepancy between the intended outcome and the actual outcome of an event or situation
    Situational Irony
  5. a rhetorical device where a word or phrase is repeated at the end of successive clauses, sentences, or lines
    Epistrophe
  6. Verbal Irony
  7. in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible (e.g., penitence, reticence ).
    Assonance
  8. a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things by stating that one is the other, without using words like "like" or "as."
    Metaphor
  9. a literary device where animals, objects, or natural phenomena are depicted with human-like qualities, emotions, and behaviors
    Anthropomorphism
  10. a figure of speech where human qualities, actions, or emotions are attributed to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas
    Personification
  11. a character whose traits contrast with those of another character, often the protagonist, to highlight or emphasize the latter's qualities
    Dramatic Irony
  12. a figure of speech that directly compares two different things, typically using the words "like" or "as" to create a vivid image or emphasize a particular quality
    Simile
  13. Imagery
  14. a character whose traits contrast with those of another character, often the protagonist, to highlight or emphasize the latter's qualities
    Foil
  15. the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
    Alliteration
  16. Assonance
    an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
  17. the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in I like it and so do they. 2. Rhetoric
    Anaphora
  18. Foreshadowing
    a literary device where an author provides hints or clues about events that will occur later in the story