FORESHADOWINGThe use ofhints aboutwhat willhappen laterANTONYMA wordopposite inmeaning toanotherExaggerationfor effectHYPERBOLEFOLKTALEAA storypasseddown byword-of-mouthLetters addedto the end ofa word tochangemeaningSUFFIXVERBActionwordSYNONYMWord with thesame or nearlythe samemeaning asanotherWordsspoken bycharactersin a storyDIALOGUESIMILEFigure ofspeechcomparingunlike thingsusing “like” or“as”SETTINGTime andplace ofa storyCONFLICTThe strugglebetweenopposingforces in astoryVIEWPOINTTheperspectivefrom which astory is toldPERSONIFICATIONGivinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsFABLEA briefstory witha moralMETAPHORAcomparisonwithout using“like” or “as”ALLITERATIONRepetitionofconsonantsoundsThedictionarydefinitionof a wordDENOTATIONMORALA lessonormessagein a storyADJECTIVEA wordthatdescribesa nounA type ofpoem with14 linesSONNETFICTIONAmade-up storyONOMATOPOEIAWord thatsounds likethe noise itdescribesSTANZAGroup oflines in apoemTHEMEThe mainidea of astoryNOUNA Person,place,thing, orideaPUNA playonwordsEUPHEMISMA mild orpoliteexpressionfor somethingharshNOVELA longwork offictionClimax orturningpoint in astoryCLIMAXAPOSTROPHEPunctuationmarkshowingpossessionor contractionFORESHADOWINGThe use ofhints aboutwhat willhappen laterANTONYMA wordopposite inmeaning toanotherExaggerationfor effectHYPERBOLEFOLKTALEAA storypasseddown byword-of-mouthLetters addedto the end ofa word tochangemeaningSUFFIXVERBActionwordSYNONYMWord with thesame or nearlythe samemeaning asanotherWordsspoken bycharactersin a storyDIALOGUESIMILEFigure ofspeechcomparingunlike thingsusing “like” or“as”SETTINGTime andplace ofa storyCONFLICTThe strugglebetweenopposingforces in astoryVIEWPOINTTheperspectivefrom which astory is toldPERSONIFICATIONGivinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsFABLEA briefstory witha moralMETAPHORAcomparisonwithout using“like” or “as”ALLITERATIONRepetitionofconsonantsoundsThedictionarydefinitionof a wordDENOTATIONMORALA lessonormessagein a storyADJECTIVEA wordthatdescribesa nounA type ofpoem with14 linesSONNETFICTIONAmade-up storyONOMATOPOEIAWord thatsounds likethe noise itdescribesSTANZAGroup oflines in apoemTHEMEThe mainidea of astoryNOUNA Person,place,thing, orideaPUNA playonwordsEUPHEMISMA mild orpoliteexpressionfor somethingharshNOVELA longwork offictionClimax orturningpoint in astoryCLIMAXAPOSTROPHEPunctuationmarkshowingpossessionor contraction

General ELA 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. The use of hints about what will happen later
    FORESHADOWING
  2. A word opposite in meaning to another
    ANTONYM
  3. HYPERBOLE
    Exaggeration for effect
  4. A story passed down by word-of-mouth
    FOLKTALE A
  5. SUFFIX
    Letters added to the end of a word to change meaning
  6. Action word
    VERB
  7. Word with the same or nearly the same meaning as another
    SYNONYM
  8. DIALOGUE
    Words spoken by characters in a story
  9. Figure of speech comparing unlike things using “like” or “as”
    SIMILE
  10. Time and place of a story
    SETTING
  11. The struggle between opposing forces in a story
    CONFLICT
  12. The perspective from which a story is told
    VIEWPOINT
  13. Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
    PERSONIFICATION
  14. A brief story with a moral
    FABLE
  15. A comparison without using “like” or “as”
    METAPHOR
  16. Repetition of consonant sounds
    ALLITERATION
  17. DENOTATION
    The dictionary definition of a word
  18. A lesson or message in a story
    MORAL
  19. A word that describes a noun
    ADJECTIVE
  20. SONNET
    A type of poem with 14 lines
  21. A made-up story
    FICTION
  22. Word that sounds like the noise it describes
    ONOMATOPOEIA
  23. Group of lines in a poem
    STANZA
  24. The main idea of a story
    THEME
  25. A Person, place, thing, or idea
    NOUN
  26. A play on words
    PUN
  27. A mild or polite expression for something harsh
    EUPHEMISM
  28. A long work of fiction
    NOVEL
  29. CLIMAX
    Climax or turning point in a story
  30. Punctuation mark showing possession or contraction
    APOSTROPHE