assonanceExample:She and Leesee the beesin the tree.parodyExample: If EdgarAllen Poe had writtenthis speech, it mighthave opened with“Here we are, weakand weary, gatheredon a Monday dreary.”oxymoronExample:The treatyled to aviolentpeace.parallelismExample: Foolme once,shame on you.Fool me twice,shame on me.punExample: Thefarmer tried to gethis cows to getalong, but theyinsisted on havinga beef with eachother.ironyExample: Ashleysaid it was abeautiful daywhile drying offfrom thedrenching rain.connotationExample:This is ahouse, but Iwant ahome.syllogismExample: Dogsare mammals.Biscuit is a dog.Therefore,Biscuit is amammal.asyndetonExample:Get in,cause adistraction,get out.sarcasmExample: Oh,yeah, he is agreat guy. Agreat guy whotook the lastslice of pizza.personificationExample: Thebeautiful valleyspread itsarms out andembraced us.colloquialismExample: Herein Philly, welove to eathoagies and allkinds of tastyjawns.anecdoteExample: Five yearsago, I went to thestore and met someclowns. Thoseclowns gave me theadvice I am sharingwith you now.chiasmusExample:Dog ownersown dogsand cats owncat owners.eponymExample: Heis theLeBronJames ofchess.hyperboleExample:The plateexplodedinto a millionpieces.epithetExample: Youneed to listento me and notClueless Kevinover there.allusionExample:Finishing hismemoir washis whitewhale.satireExample: WhenSenator Jacksonsaid “numbersdon’t lie,” he forgotthat his first namewasn’t “Numbers.”climaxExample:Look at thesky! It’s abird! A plane!Superman!alliterationExample:She sellsseashells bythe seashore.understatementExample: Theerupting volcanowas a littleproblem for theneighboring city.simileExample: Itwas as hotas a desertthis morning.rhetoricalquestionExample: Can wereally know what ourplace in the universeis? We have askedourselves thisquestion formillennia.paradoxExample:Youth iswasted onthe young.synecdocheExample: Thecommander hadan army of 10,000swords. (Thepeople holding theswords werethere, too.)onomatopoeiaExample:The thunderboomed andthe lightningcrashed.parenthesisExample: Theaudience, or atleast the payingmembers of theaudience, enjoyedthe show.consonanceExample:Mike likesIke’s bike.analogyExample: Life islike a box ofchocolates: younever knowwhat you aregoing to get.anaphorismExample: Apenny savedis a pennyearned.metonymyExample: Heloved musicfrom the cradle(birth) to thegrave (death).Free!apostropheExample: Youhave made afool out of mefor the lasttime, washingmachine!cacophonyExample: Thegnashing ofteeth andscreeching ofbats kept meawake.meiosisExample: We mustput an end to thispeculiar institution.(“Peculiarinstitution” is aeuphemism forslavery.)antithesisExample:No pain,no gain.anaphoraExample: Icame, Isaw, Iconquered.euphemismExample:The baseballstruck him ina sensitivearea.metaphorExample:He was awolf amongsheep.expletiveExample: Theeggs were not,in any sense ofthe word,delicious.metanoiaExample: We’llwork on it onSunday. No, let’smake that Monday—it’s the weekendafter, all!assonanceExample:She and Leesee the beesin the tree.parodyExample: If EdgarAllen Poe had writtenthis speech, it mighthave opened with“Here we are, weakand weary, gatheredon a Monday dreary.”oxymoronExample:The treatyled to aviolentpeace.parallelismExample: Foolme once,shame on you.Fool me twice,shame on me.punExample: Thefarmer tried to gethis cows to getalong, but theyinsisted on havinga beef with eachother.ironyExample: Ashleysaid it was abeautiful daywhile drying offfrom thedrenching rain.connotationExample:This is ahouse, but Iwant ahome.syllogismExample: Dogsare mammals.Biscuit is a dog.Therefore,Biscuit is amammal.asyndetonExample:Get in,cause adistraction,get out.sarcasmExample: Oh,yeah, he is agreat guy. Agreat guy whotook the lastslice of pizza.personificationExample: Thebeautiful valleyspread itsarms out andembraced us.colloquialismExample: Herein Philly, welove to eathoagies and allkinds of tastyjawns.anecdoteExample: Five yearsago, I went to thestore and met someclowns. Thoseclowns gave me theadvice I am sharingwith you now.chiasmusExample:Dog ownersown dogsand cats owncat owners.eponymExample: Heis theLeBronJames ofchess.hyperboleExample:The plateexplodedinto a millionpieces.epithetExample: Youneed to listento me and notClueless Kevinover there.allusionExample:Finishing hismemoir washis whitewhale.satireExample: WhenSenator Jacksonsaid “numbersdon’t lie,” he forgotthat his first namewasn’t “Numbers.”climaxExample:Look at thesky! It’s abird! A plane!Superman!alliterationExample:She sellsseashells bythe seashore.understatementExample: Theerupting volcanowas a littleproblem for theneighboring city.simileExample: Itwas as hotas a desertthis morning.rhetoricalquestionExample: Can wereally know what ourplace in the universeis? We have askedourselves thisquestion formillennia.paradoxExample:Youth iswasted onthe young.synecdocheExample: Thecommander hadan army of 10,000swords. (Thepeople holding theswords werethere, too.)onomatopoeiaExample:The thunderboomed andthe lightningcrashed.parenthesisExample: Theaudience, or atleast the payingmembers of theaudience, enjoyedthe show.consonanceExample:Mike likesIke’s bike.analogyExample: Life islike a box ofchocolates: younever knowwhat you aregoing to get.anaphorismExample: Apenny savedis a pennyearned.metonymyExample: Heloved musicfrom the cradle(birth) to thegrave (death).Free!apostropheExample: Youhave made afool out of mefor the lasttime, washingmachine!cacophonyExample: Thegnashing ofteeth andscreeching ofbats kept meawake.meiosisExample: We mustput an end to thispeculiar institution.(“Peculiarinstitution” is aeuphemism forslavery.)antithesisExample:No pain,no gain.anaphoraExample: Icame, Isaw, Iconquered.euphemismExample:The baseballstruck him ina sensitivearea.metaphorExample:He was awolf amongsheep.expletiveExample: Theeggs were not,in any sense ofthe word,delicious.metanoiaExample: We’llwork on it onSunday. No, let’smake that Monday—it’s the weekendafter, all!

Rhetorical Devices Bingo - 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. Example: She and Lee see the bees in the tree.
    assonance
  2. Example: If Edgar Allen Poe had written this speech, it might have opened with “Here we are, weak and weary, gathered on a Monday dreary.”
    parody
  3. Example: The treaty led to a violent peace.
    oxymoron
  4. Example: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
    parallelism
  5. Example: The farmer tried to get his cows to get along, but they insisted on having a beef with each other.
    pun
  6. Example: Ashley said it was a beautiful day while drying off from the drenching rain.
    irony
  7. Example: This is a house, but I want a home.
    connotation
  8. Example: Dogs are mammals. Biscuit is a dog. Therefore, Biscuit is a mammal.
    syllogism
  9. Example: Get in, cause a distraction, get out.
    asyndeton
  10. Example: Oh, yeah, he is a great guy. A great guy who took the last slice of pizza.
    sarcasm
  11. Example: The beautiful valley spread its arms out and embraced us.
    personification
  12. Example: Here in Philly, we love to eat hoagies and all kinds of tasty jawns.
    colloquialism
  13. Example: Five years ago, I went to the store and met some clowns. Those clowns gave me the advice I am sharing with you now.
    anecdote
  14. Example: Dog owners own dogs and cats own cat owners.
    chiasmus
  15. Example: He is the LeBron James of chess.
    eponym
  16. Example: The plate exploded into a million pieces.
    hyperbole
  17. Example: You need to listen to me and not Clueless Kevin over there.
    epithet
  18. Example: Finishing his memoir was his white whale.
    allusion
  19. Example: When Senator Jackson said “numbers don’t lie,” he forgot that his first name wasn’t “Numbers.”
    satire
  20. Example: Look at the sky! It’s a bird! A plane! Superman!
    climax
  21. Example: She sells seashells by the sea shore.
    alliteration
  22. Example: The erupting volcano was a little problem for the neighboring city.
    understatement
  23. Example: It was as hot as a desert this morning.
    simile
  24. Example: Can we really know what our place in the universe is? We have asked ourselves this question for millennia.
    rhetorical question
  25. Example: Youth is wasted on the young.
    paradox
  26. Example: The commander had an army of 10,000 swords. (The people holding the swords were there, too.)
    synecdoche
  27. Example: The thunder boomed and the lightning crashed.
    onomatopoeia
  28. Example: The audience, or at least the paying members of the audience, enjoyed the show.
    parenthesis
  29. Example: Mike likes Ike’s bike.
    consonance
  30. Example: Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you are going to get.
    analogy
  31. Example: A penny saved is a penny earned.
    anaphorism
  32. Example: He loved music from the cradle (birth) to the grave (death).
    metonymy
  33. Free!
  34. Example: You have made a fool out of me for the last time, washing machine!
    apostrophe
  35. Example: The gnashing of teeth and screeching of bats kept me awake.
    cacophony
  36. Example: We must put an end to this peculiar institution. (“Peculiar institution” is a euphemism for slavery.)
    meiosis
  37. Example: No pain, no gain.
    antithesis
  38. Example: I came, I saw, I conquered.
    anaphora
  39. Example: The baseball struck him in a sensitive area.
    euphemism
  40. Example: He was a wolf among sheep.
    metaphor
  41. Example: The eggs were not, in any sense of the word, delicious.
    expletive
  42. Example: We’ll work on it on Sunday. No, let’s make that Monday—it’s the weekend after, all!
    metanoia