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

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