AlliterationRepetition ofthe initialsound inwords closelyplacedAnecdoteApersonalstoryRule ofthreeThree words /phrases / ideasetc used toemphasise apointPersonalPronounsI / weetcStatisticsNumbersMetaphorA directcomparisonused to createa vivid image inthe readersmindOpinionWhatsomeonethinks abouta topicRhetoricalQuestionQuestionasked foreffect - tomake thereader thinkHypeboleExaggerationImageryWords /phrases thathelp thereader picturesomethingPatheticfallacyCharactersmood mirrorby nature /weatherDirectaddressTalking to thereader directly -a persuasivedevice thatincludes thereaderRepetitionA word /phrase thatappearsmultipletimesSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asObjectionhandlingPersuasivedevice - think ofa counterargument andargue against itEmotivelanguageLanguagethat elicits astrongfeeling in thereaderAlliterationRepetition ofthe initialsound inwords closelyplacedAnecdoteApersonalstoryRule ofthreeThree words /phrases / ideasetc used toemphasise apointPersonalPronounsI / weetcStatisticsNumbersMetaphorA directcomparisonused to createa vivid image inthe readersmindOpinionWhatsomeonethinks abouta topicRhetoricalQuestionQuestionasked foreffect - tomake thereader thinkHypeboleExaggerationImageryWords /phrases thathelp thereader picturesomethingPatheticfallacyCharactersmood mirrorby nature /weatherDirectaddressTalking to thereader directly -a persuasivedevice thatincludes thereaderRepetitionA word /phrase thatappearsmultipletimesSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asObjectionhandlingPersuasivedevice - think ofa counterargument andargue against itEmotivelanguageLanguagethat 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. Repetition of the initial sound in words closely placed
    Alliteration
  2. A personal story
    Anecdote
  3. Three words / phrases / ideas etc used to emphasise a point
    Rule of three
  4. I / we etc
    Personal Pronouns
  5. Numbers
    Statistics
  6. A direct comparison used to create a vivid image in the readers mind
    Metaphor
  7. What someone thinks about a topic
    Opinion
  8. Question asked for effect - to make the reader think
    Rhetorical Question
  9. Exaggeration
    Hypebole
  10. Words / phrases that help the reader picture something
    Imagery
  11. Characters mood mirror by nature / weather
    Pathetic fallacy
  12. Talking to the reader directly - a persuasive device that includes the reader
    Direct address
  13. A word / phrase that appears multiple times
    Repetition
  14. A comparison using like or as
    Simile
  15. Persuasive device - think of a counter argument and argue against it
    Objection handling
  16. Language that elicits a strong feeling in the reader
    Emotive language