giving aninanimateobjecthumanqualitiesdictionarymeaningof a wordcomparisonusing likeor asa littlestory toillustratean ideaa device thatcaptures theduality ofthingslanguagethatinvolvesimageryallusionone thingthatrepresentsanotherrepeatingthe firstconsonantsoundsomethingunexpectedthat makesa pointcomparisonwithoutusing likeor asunpleasnatsoundsa questionwithout anexpectedansweran overusedsayinglevel oflanguageclever useof languagefor comediceffecttwocontradict-ory ideasother layersof meaningassociatedwith a wordcomparingone thingin terms ofanother1st, 2nd,3rdpersonare . . . ?derissivetone ofvoicea saying orexpressionspecific to agivenlanguagewritingwith thepurpose ofexplainingplay onwordsgiving aninanimateobjecthumanqualitiesdictionarymeaningof a wordcomparisonusing likeor asa littlestory toillustratean ideaa device thatcaptures theduality ofthingslanguagethatinvolvesimageryallusionone thingthatrepresentsanotherrepeatingthe firstconsonantsoundsomethingunexpectedthat makesa pointcomparisonwithoutusing likeor asunpleasnatsoundsa questionwithout anexpectedansweran overusedsayinglevel oflanguageclever useof languagefor comediceffecttwocontradict-ory ideasother layersof meaningassociatedwith a wordcomparingone thingin terms ofanother1st, 2nd,3rdpersonare . . . ?derissivetone ofvoicea saying orexpressionspecific to agivenlanguagewritingwith thepurpose ofexplainingplay onwords

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