writingwith thepurpose ofexplaininggiving aninanimateobjecthumanqualitiesa saying orexpressionspecific to agivenlanguagecomparingone thingin terms ofanotherallusionclever useof languagefor comediceffectunpleasnatsoundsother layersof meaningassociatedwith a wordone thingthatrepresentsanothera questionwithout anexpectedanswera device thatcaptures theduality ofthingscomparisonusing likeor asrepeatingthe firstconsonantsoundsomethingunexpectedthat makesa pointa littlestory toillustratean ideadictionarymeaningof a wordderissivetone ofvoicetwocontradict-ory ideaslanguagethatinvolvesimagerycomparisonwithoutusing likeor as1st, 2nd,3rdpersonare . . . ?level oflanguageplay onwordsan overusedsayingwritingwith thepurpose ofexplaininggiving aninanimateobjecthumanqualitiesa saying orexpressionspecific to agivenlanguagecomparingone thingin terms ofanotherallusionclever useof languagefor comediceffectunpleasnatsoundsother layersof meaningassociatedwith a wordone thingthatrepresentsanothera questionwithout anexpectedanswera device thatcaptures theduality ofthingscomparisonusing likeor asrepeatingthe firstconsonantsoundsomethingunexpectedthat makesa pointa littlestory toillustratean ideadictionarymeaningof a wordderissivetone ofvoicetwocontradict-ory ideaslanguagethatinvolvesimagerycomparisonwithoutusing likeor as1st, 2nd,3rdpersonare . . . ?level oflanguageplay onwordsan overusedsaying

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