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

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