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

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. 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?
  2. Anaphora: repetition of the same word or groups of words at the beginning of phrases, clauses, or sentences.
  3. Antithesis: the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas. To err is human; to forgive, divine.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Assonance: the repetition of similar vowel sounds in two or more adjacent words. Mad as a hatter.
  7. Onomatopoeia: using words, that sound like what they mean. Drip, crackle, bang, snarl pop!
  8. Asyndeton: deliberate omission of conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. We came, we saw, we conquered.
  9. Personification: investing abstractions or inanimate objects with human qualities or abilities. The ground thirsts for rain.
  10. 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.
  11. Oxymoron: a paradox reduced to two words. I do here make humbly bold...
  12. Hyperbole: the use of exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect. His eloquence could split rocks.
  13. Litotes: the use of deliberate understatement for emphasis or effect. Hitting that telephone pole certainly didn't do your car any good.
  14. Allusion: referring to a famous person, event, or work. I’m no Einstein, but I think that may be dangerous.
  15. Pun: word play If we don't hang together, we´ll hang separately.
  16. Anastrophe: inversion of the natural or usual word order. Chocolate does not a diet make.
  17. Hypophora: raising questions, then answering them. What behavior is uniquely human? My theory is that...
  18. Paradox: a statement that appears to be contradictory but, in fact, has some truth. He worked hard at being lazy.
  19. 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)
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. Alliteration: repetition of initial or medial consonants in two or more adjacent words. Peter Piper picked a peck…
  23. Metaphor: implied comparison between two things of unlike nature, yet which have something in common. The question of federal aid is a bramble patch.
  24. 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.