CONFLICTThe strugglebetweenopposingforces in astoryWordsspoken bycharactersin a storyDIALOGUEEUPHEMISMA mild orpoliteexpressionfor somethingharshNOVELA longwork offictionALLITERATIONRepetitionofconsonantsoundsFOLKTALEAA storypasseddown byword-of-mouthMORALA lessonormessagein a storyNOUNA Person,place,thing, orideaMETAPHORAcomparisonwithout using“like” or “as”ONOMATOPOEIAWord thatsounds likethe noise itdescribesVIEWPOINTTheperspectivefrom which astory is toldSYNONYMWord with thesame or nearlythe samemeaning asanotherA type ofpoem with14 linesSONNETExaggerationfor effectHYPERBOLETHEMEThe mainidea of astorySETTINGTime andplace ofa storyFICTIONAmade-up storyVERBActionwordThedictionarydefinitionof a wordDENOTATIONANTONYMA wordopposite inmeaning toanotherSIMILEFigure ofspeechcomparingunlike thingsusing “like” or“as”Climax orturningpoint in astoryCLIMAXSTANZAGroup oflines in apoemFORESHADOWINGThe use ofhints aboutwhat willhappen laterAPOSTROPHEPunctuationmarkshowingpossessionor contractionPUNA playonwordsFABLEA briefstory witha moralPERSONIFICATIONGivinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsADJECTIVEA wordthatdescribesa nounLetters addedto the end ofa word tochangemeaningSUFFIXCONFLICTThe strugglebetweenopposingforces in astoryWordsspoken bycharactersin a storyDIALOGUEEUPHEMISMA mild orpoliteexpressionfor somethingharshNOVELA longwork offictionALLITERATIONRepetitionofconsonantsoundsFOLKTALEAA storypasseddown byword-of-mouthMORALA lessonormessagein a storyNOUNA Person,place,thing, orideaMETAPHORAcomparisonwithout using“like” or “as”ONOMATOPOEIAWord thatsounds likethe noise itdescribesVIEWPOINTTheperspectivefrom which astory is toldSYNONYMWord with thesame or nearlythe samemeaning asanotherA type ofpoem with14 linesSONNETExaggerationfor effectHYPERBOLETHEMEThe mainidea of astorySETTINGTime andplace ofa storyFICTIONAmade-up storyVERBActionwordThedictionarydefinitionof a wordDENOTATIONANTONYMA wordopposite inmeaning toanotherSIMILEFigure ofspeechcomparingunlike thingsusing “like” or“as”Climax orturningpoint in astoryCLIMAXSTANZAGroup oflines in apoemFORESHADOWINGThe use ofhints aboutwhat willhappen laterAPOSTROPHEPunctuationmarkshowingpossessionor contractionPUNA playonwordsFABLEA briefstory witha moralPERSONIFICATIONGivinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsADJECTIVEA wordthatdescribesa nounLetters addedto the end ofa word tochangemeaningSUFFIX

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