Bingo Terms and Definitions

1. Characterization-the way in which authors convey information about their

characters
2. Soliloquy-a long speech delivered when a character is alone
3. Perspective- a point of view
4. Dual Meaning-more than one meaning
5. Foreshadowing-hinting at what will happen in the future
6. Dramatic Irony-when the audience knows something that a character does
not
7. Mood-the storys atmosphere
8. Situational Irony-when something happens other than what we expect
9. Tone-the authors attitude
10.Hyperbole-extreme exaggeration
11.Connotation-the associated meaning of a word
12.Rhyme Scheme-Pattern of rhymes
13.Impact-an effect, or to affect
14.Narrative-a story
15.Flashback-a sudden scene of an event in the past
16.Exemplify-to be an example of
17.Chronological Structure-structure of events according to time
18.Denotation-dictionary definition of a word
19.Inference-a judgment based on reasoning
20.Couplets-a pair of lines that rhyme
21.Oxymoron-contradictory words (jumbo shrimp)
22.Exaggeration-an overstatement
23.Dialogue-conversation between two or more people
24.Conflict-struggles between an opposing force
25.Authors Purpose-reason why an author writes about a particular topic
26.Simile-comparison using like or as
27.Third-Person Limited-uses he or she and follows one person
28.Allusion-a reference to a particular aspect of society
29.Setting-time and place
30.Rhetorical Question-a question asked to make a point rather than to solicit
an answer
31.Refrain-repeated part of a poem
32.Relate-draw a connection
33.Personification-an inanimate object has human characteristics
34.Stanza-grouped set of lines in a poem
35.Infer-to make a judgment based on reasoning
36.Metaphor-comparison without using like or as
37.Analogy-comparison between two unlike things
38.Parallel Structure-two words or phrases using similar length and
grammatical structure
39.Symbolism-an object stands for something beyond itself
40.Narrative-a story
41.Paradox-a contradictory statement
42.Pun-a play on words
43.Figurative Language-language that uses figures of speech

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44.Alliteration-repetition of the same sound at the beginning of a word
45.Central Idea-main idea of a passage
46.Rhyme-repetition of similar sounds
47.Third-person omniscient-uses he or she and gets inside the head of
each character
48.Understatement-figure of speech that makes a situation seem less
significant
49.Motivation-reason behind actions
50.Dialect-language specific to a reason or social group
51.Repetition-the act of repeating something
52.First-Person-the narrator uses I
53.Verbal Irony-saying one thing but meaning another
54.Anecdotea brief entertaining story
55.Evidence-support that proves a claim
56.Theme-the message the author wants to convey