Canady Test Review

BINGOLiterary Terms

Fill in the BINGO Sheet one term per box

• 2 Free Spaces• Subject• Main idea• Author’s purpose• Theme• Exposition• Rising action• Climax• Falling action• Resolution• Mood

• Direct characterization• Indirect characterization• Protagonist• Antagonist• Dynamic character• Static character• Simile• Metaphor• Foreshadowing• Tone

• A character that changes in some way through the course of a story.

• The portion of a story that includes general atmosphere, time, place, characters, and opening conditions

• A comparison between two unlike things

• The use of language to create mental pictures.

• The highest point of suspense or interest in a story. The point at which the protagonist cannot return to the way life was before.

• A character that remains the same throughout a story. Could be considered a flat character.

• Information about a character that is clearly stated in a story.

• The main character in a story.

• The writer’s attitude toward a subject.

• The topic of a text.

• Information about a character in a story that the reader has to figure out.

• The reason an individual writes a text.

• The part of the story that builds to the climax

• Hints or clues in the literary text that suggest events that have yet to occur

• The events that occur after the falling action

• Universal idea conveyed by a literary text. The idea can relates to the human experience across time and continents.

• The part of a story that leads to the resolution.

• A comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as.”

•What the author is saying about the subject.

• The feeling or atmosphere created by the literary work or passage.

• The use of language to create mental pictures.

• Giving inanimate or non-human objects human qualities.

• The character or force that works against the main character.

• A word that is spelled like it sounds.