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

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