ComplexsentenceA sentencecontaining amain and asubordinateclauseDynamicVerbsdescribeactions wecan take, orthings thathappenJuxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaPolysyndeticlistingListing connected with aconjunction/connective–RepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesSimplesentenceA sentence thatcontains asingle clause -with a subjectand a verb.HyperboleOver-exaggerationPatheticFallacygivinghumanfeelings tosomethingnon-humanMetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theySimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasFirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"OxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherOnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeAdjectivesA word todescribea nounPersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?Listof 3When aword/phraseidea isrepeated 3timesForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textAlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentenceAsyndeticlistinglisting connected with acomma instead of aconjunction/connectiveImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageAnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentenceCompoundsentenceTwo simplesentencesjoined by aconjunctionComplexsentenceA sentencecontaining amain and asubordinateclauseDynamicVerbsdescribeactions wecan take, orthings thathappenJuxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaPolysyndeticlistingListing connected with aconjunction/connective–RepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesSimplesentenceA sentence thatcontains asingle clause -with a subjectand a verb.HyperboleOver-exaggerationPatheticFallacygivinghumanfeelings tosomethingnon-humanMetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theySimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasFirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"OxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherOnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeAdjectivesA word todescribea nounPersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?Listof 3When aword/phraseidea isrepeated 3timesForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textAlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentenceAsyndeticlistinglisting connected with acomma instead of aconjunction/connectiveImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageAnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentenceCompoundsentenceTwo 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. describe actions we can take, or things that happen
    Dynamic Verbs
  3. two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
    Juxtaposition
  4. Being opposite to another idea
    Contrasts
  5. Listing connected with a conjunction/connective–
    Polysyndetic listing
  6. Saying the same word or phrase multiple times
    Repetition
  7. A sentence that contains a single clause - with a subject and a verb.
    Simple sentence
  8. Over-exaggeration
    Hyperbole
  9. giving human feelings to something non-human
    Pathetic Fallacy
  10. A comparison of one thing to another using is/are
    Metaphor
  11. Story is told from the perspective of he/she/they
    Third person narrative
  12. Comparing one thing to another using like or as
    Simile
  13. Story is told from the perspective of "I"
    First person narrative
  14. Two contradictory terms appear together
    Oxymoron
  15. Words which sound like the noises they describe
    Onomatopoeia
  16. A word to describe a noun
    Adjectives
  17. What device gives inanimate objects human characteristics?
    Personification
  18. When a word/phrase idea is repeated 3 times
    List of 3
  19. Giving hints or clues as to the evnts in a text
    Foreshadowing
  20. The repetition of a letter at the start of words in a sentence
    Alliteration
  21. listing connected with a comma instead of a conjunction/connective
    Asyndetic listing
  22. descriptive or figurative language
    Imagery
  23. The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of every sentence
    Anaphora
  24. Two simple sentences joined by a conjunction
    Compound sentence