HyperboleOver-exaggerationThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyPatheticFallacygivinghumanfeelings tosomethingnon-humanAlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentenceAsyndeticlistinglisting connected with acomma instead of aconjunction/connectiveDynamicVerbsdescribeactions wecan take, orthings thathappenForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textCompoundsentenceTwo simplesentencesjoined by aconjunctionRepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesFirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"PersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?ComplexsentenceA sentencecontaining amain and asubordinateclauseListof 3When aword/phraseidea isrepeated 3timesSimplesentenceA sentence thatcontains asingle clause -with a subjectand a verb.ImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaOxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherOnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeAdjectivesA word todescribea nounPolysyndeticlistingListing connected with aconjunction/connective–Juxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectMetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areSimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasAnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentenceHyperboleOver-exaggerationThirdpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveofhe/she/theyPatheticFallacygivinghumanfeelings tosomethingnon-humanAlliterationThe repetitionof a letter atthe start ofwords in asentenceAsyndeticlistinglisting connected with acomma instead of aconjunction/connectiveDynamicVerbsdescribeactions wecan take, orthings thathappenForeshadowingGiving hintsor clues asto the evntsin a textCompoundsentenceTwo simplesentencesjoined by aconjunctionRepetitionSaying thesame wordor phrasemultipletimesFirstpersonnarrativeStory is toldfrom theperspectiveof "I"PersonificationWhat devicegives inanimateobjects humancharacteristics?ComplexsentenceA sentencecontaining amain and asubordinateclauseListof 3When aword/phraseidea isrepeated 3timesSimplesentenceA sentence thatcontains asingle clause -with a subjectand a verb.ImagerydescriptiveorfigurativelanguageContrastsBeingoppositeto anotherideaOxymoronTwocontradictorytermsappeartogetherOnomatopoeiaWords whichsound likethe noisestheydescribeAdjectivesA word todescribea nounPolysyndeticlistingListing connected with aconjunction/connective–Juxtapositiontwo thingsbeing seen orplaced closetogether withcontrastingeffectMetaphorAcomparisonof one thingto anotherusing is/areSimileComparingone thing toanotherusing like orasAnaphoraThe repetitionof a word orphrase at thebeginning ofevery sentence

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