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

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