DynamicVerbsdescribeactions wecan take, orthings thathappenMetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areListof 3When aword/phraseidea isrepeated 3timesComplexsentenceA sentencecontaining amain and asubordinateclausePatheticFallacygivinghumanfeelings tosomethingnon-humanCompoundsentenceTwo simplesentencesjoined by aconjunctionAnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentenceAsyndeticlistinglisting connected with acomma instead of aconjunction/connectiveRepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesHyperboleOver-exaggerationSimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasPolysyndeticlistingListing connected with aconjunction/connective–AlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentenceOxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageFirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"ThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textSimplesentenceA sentence thatcontains asingle clause -with a subjectand a verb.AdjectivesA word todescribea nounContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaJuxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectOnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribePersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?DynamicVerbsdescribeactions wecan take, orthings thathappenMetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areListof 3When aword/phraseidea isrepeated 3timesComplexsentenceA sentencecontaining amain and asubordinateclausePatheticFallacygivinghumanfeelings tosomethingnon-humanCompoundsentenceTwo simplesentencesjoined by aconjunctionAnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentenceAsyndeticlistinglisting connected with acomma instead of aconjunction/connectiveRepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesHyperboleOver-exaggerationSimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasPolysyndeticlistingListing connected with aconjunction/connective–AlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentenceOxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageFirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"ThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textSimplesentenceA sentence thatcontains asingle clause -with a subjectand a verb.AdjectivesA word todescribea nounContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaJuxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectOnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribePersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?

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