ComplexsentenceA sentencecontaining amain and asubordinateclauseMetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textRepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesPatheticFallacygivinghumanfeelings tosomethingnon-humanSimplesentenceA sentence thatcontains asingle clause -with a subjectand a verb.Juxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectFirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"ThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyDynamicVerbsdescribeactions wecan take, orthings thathappenListof 3When aword/phraseidea isrepeated 3timesImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageAlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentencePolysyndeticlistingListing connected with aconjunction/connective–OnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeSimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasPersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?Asyndeticlistinglisting connected with acomma instead of aconjunction/connectiveContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaHyperboleOver-exaggerationAnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentenceAdjectivesA word todescribea nounOxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherCompoundsentenceTwo simplesentencesjoined by aconjunctionComplexsentenceA sentencecontaining amain and asubordinateclauseMetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textRepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesPatheticFallacygivinghumanfeelings tosomethingnon-humanSimplesentenceA sentence thatcontains asingle clause -with a subjectand a verb.Juxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectFirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"ThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyDynamicVerbsdescribeactions wecan take, orthings thathappenListof 3When aword/phraseidea isrepeated 3timesImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageAlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentencePolysyndeticlistingListing connected with aconjunction/connective–OnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeSimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasPersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?Asyndeticlistinglisting connected with acomma instead of aconjunction/connectiveContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaHyperboleOver-exaggerationAnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentenceAdjectivesA word todescribea nounOxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherCompoundsentenceTwo simplesentencesjoined by aconjunction

Language Techniques - 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 sentence containing a main and a subordinate clause
    Complex sentence
  2. A comparison of one thing to another using is/are
    Metaphor
  3. Giving hints or clues as to the evnts in a text
    Foreshadowing
  4. Saying the same word or phrase multiple times
    Repetition
  5. giving human feelings to something non-human
    Pathetic Fallacy
  6. A sentence that contains a single clause - with a subject and a verb.
    Simple sentence
  7. two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
    Juxtaposition
  8. Story is told from the perspective of "I"
    First person narrative
  9. Story is told from the perspective of he/she/they
    Third person narrative
  10. describe actions we can take, or things that happen
    Dynamic Verbs
  11. When a word/phrase idea is repeated 3 times
    List of 3
  12. descriptive or figurative language
    Imagery
  13. The repetition of a letter at the start of words in a sentence
    Alliteration
  14. Listing connected with a conjunction/connective–
    Polysyndetic listing
  15. Words which sound like the noises they describe
    Onomatopoeia
  16. Comparing one thing to another using like or as
    Simile
  17. What device gives inanimate objects human characteristics?
    Personification
  18. listing connected with a comma instead of a conjunction/connective
    Asyndetic listing
  19. Being opposite to another idea
    Contrasts
  20. Over-exaggeration
    Hyperbole
  21. The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of every sentence
    Anaphora
  22. A word to describe a noun
    Adjectives
  23. Two contradictory terms appear together
    Oxymoron
  24. Two simple sentences joined by a conjunction
    Compound sentence