A statementthat isobviously andintentionallyexaggerated.The interpretationof a nonhumananimal, event, orobject asembodying humanqualities orcharacteristics.A word that iscloselyassociated oridentical to thesound itdescribes.Usually applied totheater or literature,an instance in whichthe audience knowssomething thecharacters involveddo notA comparisonbetweenobjects, events,or people thatuses “like” or“as.”A repetitionof sentencestructure.The wordchoice andspeaking styleof a writer orcharacter.ExtrafreespaceAn instance oflanguageconveying theopposite of itsliteral meaning:A pairing ofseeminglycontradictoryterms used toconvey emphasisor tension.Somethingused torepresent alarger conceptor idea.Multiple instancesof a word orphrase, often insuccession, usedfor emphasis.An event thatoccurs that isthe oppositeof what isexpectedspeech thatconveys theopposite ofits literalmeaningLendingdescriptionsgenerallyapplied tohuman beingsto nonhumans.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.The repetitionof the same orsimilarconsonantsounds insuccession.An informalpiece ofdialogue or turnof phrase usedin everydayconversation.A compilation ofsensory detailsthat enable thereader tovisualize theevent.A comparisonof two ideas,events, objects,or people thatdoes not use“like” or “as.”An indirectreference to aperson, place,thing, event,or idea.A word that iscloselyassociated oridentical to thesound itdescribes.A figure ofspeech that isindecipherablebased on thewords alone.A statementthat isobviously andintentionallyexaggerated.The interpretationof a nonhumananimal, event, orobject asembodying humanqualities orcharacteristics.A word that iscloselyassociated oridentical to thesound itdescribes.Usually applied totheater or literature,an instance in whichthe audience knowssomething thecharacters involveddo notA comparisonbetweenobjects, events,or people thatuses “like” or“as.”A repetitionof sentencestructure.The wordchoice andspeaking styleof a writer orcharacter.ExtrafreespaceAn instance oflanguageconveying theopposite of itsliteral meaning:A pairing ofseeminglycontradictoryterms used toconvey emphasisor tension.Somethingused torepresent alarger conceptor idea.Multiple instancesof a word orphrase, often insuccession, usedfor emphasis.An event thatoccurs that isthe oppositeof what isexpectedspeech thatconveys theopposite ofits literalmeaningLendingdescriptionsgenerallyapplied tohuman beingsto nonhumans.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.The repetitionof the same orsimilarconsonantsounds insuccession.An informalpiece ofdialogue or turnof phrase usedin everydayconversation.A compilation ofsensory detailsthat enable thereader tovisualize theevent.A comparisonof two ideas,events, objects,or people thatdoes not use“like” or “as.”An indirectreference to aperson, place,thing, event,or idea.A word that iscloselyassociated oridentical to thesound itdescribes.A figure ofspeech that isindecipherablebased on thewords alone.

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