RepetitionA word /phrase thatappearsmultipletimesOpinionWhatsomeonethinks abouta topicDirectaddressTalking to thereader directly -a persuasivedevice thatincludes thereaderObjectionhandlingPersuasivedevice - think ofa counterargument andargue against itStatisticsNumbersHypeboleExaggerationMetaphorA directcomparisonused to createa vivid image inthe readersmindRhetoricalQuestionQuestionasked foreffect - tomake thereader thinkAlliterationRepetition ofthe initialsound inwords closelyplacedImageryWords /phrases thathelp thereader picturesomethingAnecdoteApersonalstoryRule ofthreeThree words /phrases / ideasetc used toemphasise apointSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asPatheticfallacyCharactersmood mirrorby nature /weatherPersonalPronounsI / weetcEmotivelanguageLanguagethat elicits astrongfeeling in thereaderRepetitionA word /phrase thatappearsmultipletimesOpinionWhatsomeonethinks abouta topicDirectaddressTalking to thereader directly -a persuasivedevice thatincludes thereaderObjectionhandlingPersuasivedevice - think ofa counterargument andargue against itStatisticsNumbersHypeboleExaggerationMetaphorA directcomparisonused to createa vivid image inthe readersmindRhetoricalQuestionQuestionasked foreffect - tomake thereader thinkAlliterationRepetition ofthe initialsound inwords closelyplacedImageryWords /phrases thathelp thereader picturesomethingAnecdoteApersonalstoryRule ofthreeThree words /phrases / ideasetc used toemphasise apointSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asPatheticfallacyCharactersmood mirrorby nature /weatherPersonalPronounsI / weetcEmotivelanguageLanguagethat elicits astrongfeeling in thereader

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