Usually applied totheater or literature,an instance in whichthe audience knowssomething thecharacters involveddo notAn instance oflanguageconveying theopposite of itsliteral meaning:A comparisonof two ideas,events, objects,or people thatdoes not use“like” or “as.”Ideas, people,images, ideas, orobject placed nextto one another tohighlight theirdifferences.A pairing ofseeminglycontradictoryterms used toconvey emphasisor tension.A compilation ofsensory detailsthat enable thereader tovisualize theevent.Extra freespace foryou!A repetitionof sentencestructure.An informalpiece ofdialogue or turnof phrase usedin everydayconversation.speech thatconveys theopposite ofits literalmeaningThe wordchoice andspeaking styleof a writer orcharacter.A word that iscloselyassociated oridentical to thesound itdescribes.An event thatoccurs that isthe oppositeof what isexpectedLendingdescriptionsgenerallyapplied tohuman beingsto nonhumans.Hinting at futureor subsequentevents to cometo build tensionin a narrative.An indirectreference to aperson, place,thing, event,or ideaSomethingused torepresent alarger conceptor idea.A comparisonbetweenobjects, events,or people thatuses “like” or“as.”A figure ofspeech that isindecipherablebased on thewords alone.Multiple instancesof a word orphrase, often insuccession, usedfor emphasis.The interpretationof a nonhumananimal, event, orobject asembodying humanqualities orcharacteristics.A parallel betweendisparate ideas,people, things, orevents that is moreelaborate than ametaphor or simile.The repetitionof the same orsimilarconsonantsounds insuccession.A statementthat isobviously andintentionallyexaggerated.Usually applied totheater or literature,an instance in whichthe audience knowssomething thecharacters involveddo notAn instance oflanguageconveying theopposite of itsliteral meaning:A comparisonof two ideas,events, objects,or people thatdoes not use“like” or “as.”Ideas, people,images, ideas, orobject placed nextto one another tohighlight theirdifferences.A pairing ofseeminglycontradictoryterms used toconvey emphasisor tension.A compilation ofsensory detailsthat enable thereader tovisualize theevent.Extra freespace foryou!A repetitionof sentencestructure.An informalpiece ofdialogue or turnof phrase usedin everydayconversation.speech thatconveys theopposite ofits literalmeaningThe wordchoice andspeaking styleof a writer orcharacter.A word that iscloselyassociated oridentical to thesound itdescribes.An event thatoccurs that isthe oppositeof what isexpectedLendingdescriptionsgenerallyapplied tohuman beingsto nonhumans.Hinting at futureor subsequentevents to cometo build tensionin a narrative.An indirectreference to aperson, place,thing, event,or ideaSomethingused torepresent alarger conceptor idea.A comparisonbetweenobjects, events,or people thatuses “like” or“as.”A figure ofspeech that isindecipherablebased on thewords alone.Multiple instancesof a word orphrase, often insuccession, usedfor emphasis.The interpretationof a nonhumananimal, event, orobject asembodying humanqualities orcharacteristics.A parallel betweendisparate ideas,people, things, orevents that is moreelaborate than ametaphor or simile.The repetitionof the same orsimilarconsonantsounds insuccession.A statementthat isobviously andintentionallyexaggerated.

Rhetorical Device Definition - 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. Usually applied to theater or literature, an instance in which the audience knows something the characters involved do not
  2. An instance of language conveying the opposite of its literal meaning:
  3. A comparison of two ideas, events, objects, or people that does not use “like” or “as.”
  4. Ideas, people, images, ideas, or object placed next to one another to highlight their differences.
  5. A pairing of seemingly contradictory terms used to convey emphasis or tension.
  6. A compilation of sensory details that enable the reader to visualize the event.
  7. Extra free space for you!
  8. A repetition of sentence structure.
  9. An informal piece of dialogue or turn of phrase used in everyday conversation.
  10. speech that conveys the opposite of its literal meaning
  11. The word choice and speaking style of a writer or character.
  12. A word that is closely associated or identical to the sound it describes.
  13. An event that occurs that is the opposite of what is expected
  14. Lending descriptions generally applied to human beings to nonhumans.
  15. Hinting at future or subsequent events to come to build tension in a narrative.
  16. An indirect reference to a person, place, thing, event, or idea
  17. Something used to represent a larger concept or idea.
  18. A comparison between objects, events, or people that uses “like” or “as.”
  19. A figure of speech that is indecipherable based on the words alone.
  20. Multiple instances of a word or phrase, often in succession, used for emphasis.
  21. The interpretation of a nonhuman animal, event, or object as embodying human qualities or characteristics.
  22. A parallel between disparate ideas, people, things, or events that is more elaborate than a metaphor or simile.
  23. The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in succession.
  24. A statement that is obviously and intentionally exaggerated.