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

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