Expletive: a singleword or phrase, usuallyinterrupting normalsyntax, used to lendemphasis to the wordsimmediately proximateto the expletive. Thisis, I might add, a roughschedule. Pun: word playIf we don't hangtogether, we´llhangseparately.Simile: an explicitcomparison, usually using"like," "as," or "than"between two things ofunlike nature yet that havesomething in common.Silence settled over theaudience like a block ofgranite.Litotes: the use ofdeliberateunderstatement foremphasis or effect.Hitting that telephonepole certainly didn'tdo your car anygood.Alliteration: repetitionof initial or medialconsonants in two ormore adjacent words.Peter Piper picked apeck…Epanalepsis: repetitionat the end of a clauseof the word thatoccurred at thebeginning of theclause. Blood hathbrought blood, andblows answer´d blows.Antithesis: thejuxtaposition ofcontrastingideas. To err ishuman; toforgive, divine.Oxymoron: aparadoxreduced to twowords. I dohere makehumbly bold...Climax: arrangementof words, phrases, orclauses in order ofincreasing importance.Miss America waseager to serve herfamily, her community,and her nation.Asyndeton:deliberate omissionof conjunctionsbetween words,phrases, or clauses.We came, we saw,we conquered. Anastrophe:inversion of thenatural or usualword order.Chocolate doesnot a diet make.Ellipsis: deliberateomission of a word orwords, which arereadily implied by thecontext. The Master´sdegree is awarded bythirty-two departments,and the Ph.D. by thirty-three.Hyperbole: the use ofexaggeration for thepurpose of emphasisor heightened effect.His eloquence couldsplit rocks.Assonance: therepetition of similarvowel sounds intwo or moreadjacent words.Mad as a hatter.Hypophora: raisingquestions, thenanswering them.What behavior isuniquely human? Mytheory is that...Onomatopoeia:using words, thatsound like whatthey mean. Drip,crackle, bang,snarl pop!Rhetorical Question:asking a question, notfor the purpose ofeliciting an answer butfor the purpose ofasserting or denyingsomething obliquely.What could you bethinking?Euphemism: thesubstitution of less pungentwords for harsh ones, withironic effect. Theschoolmaster corrected theslightest fault with his birchreminder. (instead of whip)Paranthesis: insertion ofsome verbal unit in aposition that interrupts thenormal syntactical flow ofthe sentence. There iseven - and it is theachievement of this novel -a curious sense ofhappiness running throughthe paragraphs.Anaphora: repetitionof the same word orgroups of words atthe beginning ofphrases, clauses, orsentences.Allusion: referring toa famous person,event, or work. I’mno Einstein, but Ithink that may bedangerous.Metaphor: impliedcomparison betweentwo things of unlikenature, yet which havesomething in common.The question of federalaid is a bramble patch.Personification:investing abstractionsor inanimate objectswith human qualitiesor abilities. Theground thirsts forrain.Paradox: a statementthat appears to becontradictory but, infact, has some truth.He worked hard atbeing lazy.Expletive: a singleword or phrase, usuallyinterrupting normalsyntax, used to lendemphasis to the wordsimmediately proximateto the expletive. Thisis, I might add, a roughschedule. Pun: word playIf we don't hangtogether, we´llhangseparately.Simile: an explicitcomparison, usually using"like," "as," or "than"between two things ofunlike nature yet that havesomething in common.Silence settled over theaudience like a block ofgranite.Litotes: the use ofdeliberateunderstatement foremphasis or effect.Hitting that telephonepole certainly didn'tdo your car anygood.Alliteration: repetitionof initial or medialconsonants in two ormore adjacent words.Peter Piper picked apeck…Epanalepsis: repetitionat the end of a clauseof the word thatoccurred at thebeginning of theclause. Blood hathbrought blood, andblows answer´d blows.Antithesis: thejuxtaposition ofcontrastingideas. To err ishuman; toforgive, divine.Oxymoron: aparadoxreduced to twowords. I dohere makehumbly bold...Climax: arrangementof words, phrases, orclauses in order ofincreasing importance.Miss America waseager to serve herfamily, her community,and her nation.Asyndeton:deliberate omissionof conjunctionsbetween words,phrases, or clauses.We came, we saw,we conquered. Anastrophe:inversion of thenatural or usualword order.Chocolate doesnot a diet make.Ellipsis: deliberateomission of a word orwords, which arereadily implied by thecontext. The Master´sdegree is awarded bythirty-two departments,and the Ph.D. by thirty-three.Hyperbole: the use ofexaggeration for thepurpose of emphasisor heightened effect.His eloquence couldsplit rocks.Assonance: therepetition of similarvowel sounds intwo or moreadjacent words.Mad as a hatter.Hypophora: raisingquestions, thenanswering them.What behavior isuniquely human? Mytheory is that...Onomatopoeia:using words, thatsound like whatthey mean. Drip,crackle, bang,snarl pop!Rhetorical Question:asking a question, notfor the purpose ofeliciting an answer butfor the purpose ofasserting or denyingsomething obliquely.What could you bethinking?Euphemism: thesubstitution of less pungentwords for harsh ones, withironic effect. Theschoolmaster corrected theslightest fault with his birchreminder. (instead of whip)Paranthesis: insertion ofsome verbal unit in aposition that interrupts thenormal syntactical flow ofthe sentence. There iseven - and it is theachievement of this novel -a curious sense ofhappiness running throughthe paragraphs.Anaphora: repetitionof the same word orgroups of words atthe beginning ofphrases, clauses, orsentences.Allusion: referring toa famous person,event, or work. I’mno Einstein, but Ithink that may bedangerous.Metaphor: impliedcomparison betweentwo things of unlikenature, yet which havesomething in common.The question of federalaid is a bramble patch.Personification:investing abstractionsor inanimate objectswith human qualitiesor abilities. Theground thirsts forrain.Paradox: a statementthat appears to becontradictory but, infact, has some truth.He worked hard atbeing lazy.

Rhetorical 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. Expletive: a single word or phrase, usually interrupting normal syntax, used to lend emphasis to the words immediately proximate to the expletive. This is, I might add, a rough schedule.
  2. Pun: word play If we don't hang together, we´ll hang separately.
  3. Simile: an explicit comparison, usually using "like," "as," or "than" between two things of unlike nature yet that have something in common. Silence settled over the audience like a block of granite.
  4. Litotes: the use of deliberate understatement for emphasis or effect. Hitting that telephone pole certainly didn't do your car any good.
  5. Alliteration: repetition of initial or medial consonants in two or more adjacent words. Peter Piper picked a peck…
  6. Epanalepsis: repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause. Blood hath brought blood, and blows answer´d blows.
  7. Antithesis: the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas. To err is human; to forgive, divine.
  8. Oxymoron: a paradox reduced to two words. I do here make humbly bold...
  9. Climax: arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in order of increasing importance. Miss America was eager to serve her family, her community, and her nation.
  10. Asyndeton: deliberate omission of conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. We came, we saw, we conquered.
  11. Anastrophe: inversion of the natural or usual word order. Chocolate does not a diet make.
  12. Ellipsis: deliberate omission of a word or words, which are readily implied by the context. The Master´s degree is awarded by thirty-two departments, and the Ph.D. by thirty-three.
  13. Hyperbole: the use of exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect. His eloquence could split rocks.
  14. Assonance: the repetition of similar vowel sounds in two or more adjacent words. Mad as a hatter.
  15. Hypophora: raising questions, then answering them. What behavior is uniquely human? My theory is that...
  16. Onomatopoeia: using words, that sound like what they mean. Drip, crackle, bang, snarl pop!
  17. Rhetorical Question: asking a question, not for the purpose of eliciting an answer but for the purpose of asserting or denying something obliquely. What could you be thinking?
  18. Euphemism: the substitution of less pungent words for harsh ones, with ironic effect. The schoolmaster corrected the slightest fault with his birch reminder. (instead of whip)
  19. Paranthesis: insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence. There is even - and it is the achievement of this novel - a curious sense of happiness running through the paragraphs.
  20. Anaphora: repetition of the same word or groups of words at the beginning of phrases, clauses, or sentences.
  21. Allusion: referring to a famous person, event, or work. I’m no Einstein, but I think that may be dangerous.
  22. Metaphor: implied comparison between two things of unlike nature, yet which have something in common. The question of federal aid is a bramble patch.
  23. Personification: investing abstractions or inanimate objects with human qualities or abilities. The ground thirsts for rain.
  24. Paradox: a statement that appears to be contradictory but, in fact, has some truth. He worked hard at being lazy.