ObjectionhandlingPersuasivedevice - think ofa counterargument andargue against itHypeboleExaggerationSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asMetaphorA directcomparisonused to createa vivid image inthe readersmindEmotivelanguageLanguagethat elicits astrongfeeling in thereaderOpinionWhatsomeonethinks abouta topicDirectaddressTalking to thereader directly -a persuasivedevice thatincludes thereaderPersonalPronounsI / weetcRepetitionA word /phrase thatappearsmultipletimesImageryWords /phrases thathelp thereader picturesomethingStatisticsNumbersRhetoricalQuestionQuestionasked foreffect - tomake thereader thinkPatheticfallacyCharactersmood mirrorby nature /weatherAnecdoteApersonalstoryAlliterationRepetition ofthe initialsound inwords closelyplacedRule ofthreeThree words /phrases / ideasetc used toemphasise apointObjectionhandlingPersuasivedevice - think ofa counterargument andargue against itHypeboleExaggerationSimileAcomparisonusing likeor asMetaphorA directcomparisonused to createa vivid image inthe readersmindEmotivelanguageLanguagethat elicits astrongfeeling in thereaderOpinionWhatsomeonethinks abouta topicDirectaddressTalking to thereader directly -a persuasivedevice thatincludes thereaderPersonalPronounsI / weetcRepetitionA word /phrase thatappearsmultipletimesImageryWords /phrases thathelp thereader picturesomethingStatisticsNumbersRhetoricalQuestionQuestionasked foreffect - tomake thereader thinkPatheticfallacyCharactersmood mirrorby nature /weatherAnecdoteApersonalstoryAlliterationRepetition ofthe initialsound inwords closelyplacedRule ofthreeThree words /phrases / ideasetc used toemphasise apoint

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