Usually applied totheater or literature,an instance in whichthe audience knowssomething thecharacters involveddo notA compilation ofsensory detailsthat enable thereader tovisualize theevent.A statementthat isobviously andintentionallyexaggerated.An indirectreference to aperson, place,thing, event,or idea.An instance oflanguageconveying theopposite of itsliteral meaning:A parallel betweendisparate ideas,people, things, orevents that is moreelaborate than ametaphor or simile.An event thatoccurs that isthe oppositeof what isexpectedThe interpretationof a nonhumananimal, event, orobject asembodying humanqualities orcharacteristics.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.An informalpiece ofdialogue or turnof phrase usedin everydayconversation.speech thatconveys theopposite ofits literalmeaningA word that iscloselyassociated oridentical to thesound itdescribes.A repetitionof sentencestructure.Somethingused torepresent alarger conceptor idea.The repetitionof the same orsimilarconsonantsounds insuccession.ExtrafreespaceA comparisonbetweenobjects, events,or people thatuses “like” or“as.”Lendingdescriptionsgenerallyapplied tohuman beingsto nonhumans.A word that iscloselyassociated oridentical to thesound itdescribes.Multiple instancesof a word orphrase, often insuccession, usedfor emphasis.A pairing ofseeminglycontradictoryterms used toconvey emphasisor tension.The wordchoice andspeaking styleof a writer orcharacter.A figure ofspeech that isindecipherablebased on thewords alone.Usually applied totheater or literature,an instance in whichthe audience knowssomething thecharacters involveddo notA compilation ofsensory detailsthat enable thereader tovisualize theevent.A statementthat isobviously andintentionallyexaggerated.An indirectreference to aperson, place,thing, event,or idea.An instance oflanguageconveying theopposite of itsliteral meaning:A parallel betweendisparate ideas,people, things, orevents that is moreelaborate than ametaphor or simile.An event thatoccurs that isthe oppositeof what isexpectedThe interpretationof a nonhumananimal, event, orobject asembodying humanqualities orcharacteristics.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.An informalpiece ofdialogue or turnof phrase usedin everydayconversation.speech thatconveys theopposite ofits literalmeaningA word that iscloselyassociated oridentical to thesound itdescribes.A repetitionof sentencestructure.Somethingused torepresent alarger conceptor idea.The repetitionof the same orsimilarconsonantsounds insuccession.ExtrafreespaceA comparisonbetweenobjects, events,or people thatuses “like” or“as.”Lendingdescriptionsgenerallyapplied tohuman beingsto nonhumans.A word that iscloselyassociated oridentical to thesound itdescribes.Multiple instancesof a word orphrase, often insuccession, usedfor emphasis.A pairing ofseeminglycontradictoryterms used toconvey emphasisor tension.The wordchoice andspeaking styleof a writer orcharacter.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. Usually applied to theater or literature, an instance in which the audience knows something the characters involved do not
  2. A compilation of sensory details that enable the reader to visualize the event.
  3. A statement that is obviously and intentionally exaggerated.
  4. An indirect reference to a person, place, thing, event, or idea.
  5. An instance of language conveying the opposite of its literal meaning:
  6. A parallel between disparate ideas, people, things, or events that is more elaborate than a metaphor or simile.
  7. An event that occurs that is the opposite of what is expected
  8. The interpretation of a nonhuman animal, event, or object as embodying human qualities or characteristics.
  9. A comparison of two ideas, events, objects, or people that does not use “like” or “as.”
  10. Ideas, people, images, ideas, or object placed next to one another to highlight their differences.
  11. An informal piece of dialogue or turn of phrase used in everyday conversation.
  12. speech that conveys the opposite of its literal meaning
  13. A word that is closely associated or identical to the sound it describes.
  14. A repetition of sentence structure.
  15. Something used to represent a larger concept or idea.
  16. The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in succession.
  17. Extra free space
  18. A comparison between objects, events, or people that uses “like” or “as.”
  19. Lending descriptions generally applied to human beings to nonhumans.
  20. A word that is closely associated or identical to the sound it describes.
  21. Multiple instances of a word or phrase, often in succession, used for emphasis.
  22. A pairing of seemingly contradictory terms used to convey emphasis or tension.
  23. The word choice and speaking style of a writer or character.
  24. A figure of speech that is indecipherable based on the words alone.