PatheticfallacyCharactersmood mirrorby nature /weatherDirectaddressTalking to thereader directly -a persuasivedevice thatincludes thereaderImageryWords /phrases thathelp thereader picturesomethingRhetoricalQuestionQuestionasked foreffect - tomake thereader thinkRule ofthreeThree words /phrases / ideasetc used toemphasise apointAlliterationRepetition ofthe initialsound inwords closelyplacedObjectionhandlingPersuasivedevice - think ofa counterargument andargue against itHypeboleExaggerationSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asRepetitionA word /phrase thatappearsmultipletimesAnecdoteApersonalstoryEmotivelanguageLanguagethat elicits astrongfeeling in thereaderOpinionWhatsomeonethinks abouta topicMetaphorA directcomparisonused to createa vivid image inthe readersmindStatisticsNumbersPersonalPronounsI / weetcPatheticfallacyCharactersmood mirrorby nature /weatherDirectaddressTalking to thereader directly -a persuasivedevice thatincludes thereaderImageryWords /phrases thathelp thereader picturesomethingRhetoricalQuestionQuestionasked foreffect - tomake thereader thinkRule ofthreeThree words /phrases / ideasetc used toemphasise apointAlliterationRepetition ofthe initialsound inwords closelyplacedObjectionhandlingPersuasivedevice - think ofa counterargument andargue against itHypeboleExaggerationSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asRepetitionA word /phrase thatappearsmultipletimesAnecdoteApersonalstoryEmotivelanguageLanguagethat elicits astrongfeeling in thereaderOpinionWhatsomeonethinks abouta topicMetaphorA directcomparisonused to createa vivid image inthe readersmindStatisticsNumbersPersonalPronounsI / weetc

Persuasive Language 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. Characters mood mirror by nature / weather
    Pathetic fallacy
  2. Talking to the reader directly - a persuasive device that includes the reader
    Direct address
  3. Words / phrases that help the reader picture something
    Imagery
  4. Question asked for effect - to make the reader think
    Rhetorical Question
  5. Three words / phrases / ideas etc used to emphasise a point
    Rule of three
  6. Repetition of the initial sound in words closely placed
    Alliteration
  7. Persuasive device - think of a counter argument and argue against it
    Objection handling
  8. Exaggeration
    Hypebole
  9. A comparison using like or as
    Simile
  10. A word / phrase that appears multiple times
    Repetition
  11. A personal story
    Anecdote
  12. Language that elicits a strong feeling in the reader
    Emotive language
  13. What someone thinks about a topic
    Opinion
  14. A direct comparison used to create a vivid image in the readers mind
    Metaphor
  15. Numbers
    Statistics
  16. I / we etc
    Personal Pronouns