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

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