play onwordsa saying orexpressionspecific to agivenlanguagecomparisonusing likeor asclever useof languagefor comediceffectderissivetone ofvoiceone thingthatrepresentsanotherlanguagethatinvolvesimagerysomethingunexpectedthat makesa pointlevel oflanguageallusionother layersof meaningassociatedwith a wordan overusedsayingrepeatingthe firstconsonantsoundcomparingone thingin terms ofanothera questionwithout anexpectedanswera littlestory toillustratean ideadictionarymeaningof a wordtwocontradict-ory ideasunpleasnatsounds1st, 2nd,3rdpersonare . . . ?writingwith thepurpose ofexplaininga device thatcaptures theduality ofthingsgiving aninanimateobjecthumanqualitiescomparisonwithoutusing likeor asplay onwordsa saying orexpressionspecific to agivenlanguagecomparisonusing likeor asclever useof languagefor comediceffectderissivetone ofvoiceone thingthatrepresentsanotherlanguagethatinvolvesimagerysomethingunexpectedthat makesa pointlevel oflanguageallusionother layersof meaningassociatedwith a wordan overusedsayingrepeatingthe firstconsonantsoundcomparingone thingin terms ofanothera questionwithout anexpectedanswera littlestory toillustratean ideadictionarymeaningof a wordtwocontradict-ory ideasunpleasnatsounds1st, 2nd,3rdpersonare . . . ?writingwith thepurpose ofexplaininga device thatcaptures theduality ofthingsgiving aninanimateobjecthumanqualitiescomparisonwithoutusing likeor as

Literary Devices - 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. play on words
  2. a saying or expression specific to a given language
  3. comparison using like or as
  4. clever use of language for comedic effect
  5. derissive tone of voice
  6. one thing that represents another
  7. language that involves imagery
  8. something unexpected that makes a point
  9. level of language
  10. allusion
  11. other layers of meaning associated with a word
  12. an over used saying
  13. repeating the first consonant sound
  14. comparing one thing in terms of another
  15. a question without an expected answer
  16. a little story to illustrate an idea
  17. dictionary meaning of a word
  18. two contradict-ory ideas
  19. unpleasnat sounds
  20. 1st, 2nd, 3rd person are . . . ?
  21. writing with the purpose of explaining
  22. a device that captures the duality of things
  23. giving an inanimate object human qualities
  24. comparison without using like or as