an overusedsayingclever useof languagefor comediceffecta saying orexpressionspecific to agivenlanguagederissivetone ofvoiceunpleasnatsoundscomparingone thingin terms ofanotherallusiona littlestory toillustratean idealanguagethatinvolvesimageryone thingthatrepresentsanotherrepeatingthe firstconsonantsoundtwocontradict-ory ideascomparisonwithoutusing likeor assomethingunexpectedthat makesa pointa questionwithout anexpectedanswerdictionarymeaningof a wordlevel oflanguagecomparisonusing likeor asplay onwords1st, 2nd,3rdpersonare . . . ?a device thatcaptures theduality ofthingsother layersof meaningassociatedwith a wordwritingwith thepurpose ofexplaininggiving aninanimateobjecthumanqualitiesan overusedsayingclever useof languagefor comediceffecta saying orexpressionspecific to agivenlanguagederissivetone ofvoiceunpleasnatsoundscomparingone thingin terms ofanotherallusiona littlestory toillustratean idealanguagethatinvolvesimageryone thingthatrepresentsanotherrepeatingthe firstconsonantsoundtwocontradict-ory ideascomparisonwithoutusing likeor assomethingunexpectedthat makesa pointa questionwithout anexpectedanswerdictionarymeaningof a wordlevel oflanguagecomparisonusing likeor asplay onwords1st, 2nd,3rdpersonare . . . ?a device thatcaptures theduality ofthingsother layersof meaningassociatedwith a wordwritingwith thepurpose ofexplaininggiving aninanimateobjecthumanqualities

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