an overusedsayingone thingthatrepresentsanothercomparisonusing likeor asa saying orexpressionspecific to agivenlanguagederissivetone ofvoice1st, 2nd,3rdpersonare . . . ?a device thatcaptures theduality ofthingsallusiontwocontradict-ory ideasrepeatingthe firstconsonantsoundplay onwordslanguagethatinvolvesimagerydictionarymeaningof a wordcomparingone thingin terms ofanothera questionwithout anexpectedanswerother layersof meaningassociatedwith a wordwritingwith thepurpose ofexplainingunpleasnatsoundsa littlestory toillustratean ideacomparisonwithoutusing likeor assomethingunexpectedthat makesa pointgiving aninanimateobjecthumanqualitiesclever useof languagefor comediceffectlevel oflanguagean overusedsayingone thingthatrepresentsanothercomparisonusing likeor asa saying orexpressionspecific to agivenlanguagederissivetone ofvoice1st, 2nd,3rdpersonare . . . ?a device thatcaptures theduality ofthingsallusiontwocontradict-ory ideasrepeatingthe firstconsonantsoundplay onwordslanguagethatinvolvesimagerydictionarymeaningof a wordcomparingone thingin terms ofanothera questionwithout anexpectedanswerother layersof meaningassociatedwith a wordwritingwith thepurpose ofexplainingunpleasnatsoundsa littlestory toillustratean ideacomparisonwithoutusing likeor assomethingunexpectedthat makesa pointgiving aninanimateobjecthumanqualitiesclever useof languagefor comediceffectlevel oflanguage

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