SimileA figure of speechin which twoobjects are directlycompared, usuallyincluding either“like” or “as” in thecomparison.RhetoricalQuestionA question askedby the speaker foreffect, rather thanbecause aresponse isneeded orexpected.HyperboleAn extremeexaggerationused to makea point, oftenhumorously.RhymeSounds thatare repeatedin the finalsyllables ofwords.PersonificationA type of metaphorin which humanattributes areassigned toinanimate objectsor abstract ideas.SettingThe time andplace inwhich a storyunfolds.AlliterationThe repetition of aninitial consonantsound in words thatare close together,such as within asingle sentence orline of poetry.Pointof viewThe perspectivefrom which theevents of a storyare reported tothe reader oraudience.AllegoryA literary work inwhich nearly all of thecharacters, events,settings, and otherliteral elements of thestory have a second,symbolic meaning.MoodThe emotionalatmosphere of awork of literature,as evoked bysetting, imagery,word choice, style,and tone.VoiceThe distinctive styleof expression of anauthor, narrator,speaker, or character,which is establishedby diction, point ofview, tone, and otherliterary devices.MetaphorA figure of speechthat features acomparisonbetween twodisparate thingsthat are notliterally the same.ParodyIn literature, animitation ofanother literarywork that mocks,critiques, or makeslight of the original.SatireA literary style thatridicules humanvice or folly, oftenthrough humour,irony, andsarcasm.ImageryDescriptive orfigurative languagethat attempts toevoke mental imagesby appealing to thereader’s senses ofsight, sound, smell,texture, or taste.MotifThe technique ofusing repetition of anidea, event, image,phrase, or symbolthroughout a literarywork to illuminateand expand themajor themes.AnalogyA comparison thatexplains how twodissimilar things aresimilar in some ways,usually with thepurpose of explainingcomplex ideas ormaking a persuasiveargument.ForeshadowingA detail in aliterary work thathints at events thatwill occur later,often to createsuspense orexpectation.IdiomA commonlyused figure ofspeech with ameaning thatdiffers from itsliteral meaning.SoliloquyThe humorous orsurprising effect ofa situation inwhich theoutcomes divergewidely fromexpectations.SymbolAnything that ismeant to representor evoke somethingelse, especially aconcrete objectmeant to representan intangible idea.ToneIn literature, theattitude of a writer,narrator, or speakertoward the subjectmatter, as expressedby style, word choice,or demeanour.OxymoronA figure of speechlinking twoopposite orcontradictorywords or ideastogether to form aneat paradoxRepetitionDeliberatelyrepeating a word orphrase two or moretimes in a text toadd emphasis orbring clarity to asubject or event.SimileA figure of speechin which twoobjects are directlycompared, usuallyincluding either“like” or “as” in thecomparison.RhetoricalQuestionA question askedby the speaker foreffect, rather thanbecause aresponse isneeded orexpected.HyperboleAn extremeexaggerationused to makea point, oftenhumorously.RhymeSounds thatare repeatedin the finalsyllables ofwords.PersonificationA type of metaphorin which humanattributes areassigned toinanimate objectsor abstract ideas.SettingThe time andplace inwhich a storyunfolds.AlliterationThe repetition of aninitial consonantsound in words thatare close together,such as within asingle sentence orline of poetry.Pointof viewThe perspectivefrom which theevents of a storyare reported tothe reader oraudience.AllegoryA literary work inwhich nearly all of thecharacters, events,settings, and otherliteral elements of thestory have a second,symbolic meaning.MoodThe emotionalatmosphere of awork of literature,as evoked bysetting, imagery,word choice, style,and tone.VoiceThe distinctive styleof expression of anauthor, narrator,speaker, or character,which is establishedby diction, point ofview, tone, and otherliterary devices.MetaphorA figure of speechthat features acomparisonbetween twodisparate thingsthat are notliterally the same.ParodyIn literature, animitation ofanother literarywork that mocks,critiques, or makeslight of the original.SatireA literary style thatridicules humanvice or folly, oftenthrough humour,irony, andsarcasm.ImageryDescriptive orfigurative languagethat attempts toevoke mental imagesby appealing to thereader’s senses ofsight, sound, smell,texture, or taste.MotifThe technique ofusing repetition of anidea, event, image,phrase, or symbolthroughout a literarywork to illuminateand expand themajor themes.AnalogyA comparison thatexplains how twodissimilar things aresimilar in some ways,usually with thepurpose of explainingcomplex ideas ormaking a persuasiveargument.ForeshadowingA detail in aliterary work thathints at events thatwill occur later,often to createsuspense orexpectation.IdiomA commonlyused figure ofspeech with ameaning thatdiffers from itsliteral meaning.SoliloquyThe humorous orsurprising effect ofa situation inwhich theoutcomes divergewidely fromexpectations.SymbolAnything that ismeant to representor evoke somethingelse, especially aconcrete objectmeant to representan intangible idea.ToneIn literature, theattitude of a writer,narrator, or speakertoward the subjectmatter, as expressedby style, word choice,or demeanour.OxymoronA figure of speechlinking twoopposite orcontradictorywords or ideastogether to form aneat paradoxRepetitionDeliberatelyrepeating a word orphrase two or moretimes in a text toadd emphasis orbring clarity to asubject or event.

Literary Devices - 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 figure of speech in which two objects are directly compared, usually including either “like” or “as” in the comparison.
    Simile
  2. A question asked by the speaker for effect, rather than because a response is needed or expected.
    Rhetorical Question
  3. An extreme exaggeration used to make a point, often humorously.
    Hyperbole
  4. Sounds that are repeated in the final syllables of words.
    Rhyme
  5. A type of metaphor in which human attributes are assigned to inanimate objects or abstract ideas.
    Personification
  6. The time and place in which a story unfolds.
    Setting
  7. The repetition of an initial consonant sound in words that are close together, such as within a single sentence or line of poetry.
    Alliteration
  8. The perspective from which the events of a story are reported to the reader or audience.
    Point of view
  9. A literary work in which nearly all of the characters, events, settings, and other literal elements of the story have a second, symbolic meaning.
    Allegory
  10. The emotional atmosphere of a work of literature, as evoked by setting, imagery, word choice, style, and tone.
    Mood
  11. The distinctive style of expression of an author, narrator, speaker, or character, which is established by diction, point of view, tone, and other literary devices.
    Voice
  12. A figure of speech that features a comparison between two disparate things that are not literally the same.
    Metaphor
  13. In literature, an imitation of another literary work that mocks, critiques, or makes light of the original.
    Parody
  14. A literary style that ridicules human vice or folly, often through humour, irony, and sarcasm.
    Satire
  15. Descriptive or figurative language that attempts to evoke mental images by appealing to the reader’s senses of sight, sound, smell, texture, or taste.
    Imagery
  16. The technique of using repetition of an idea, event, image, phrase, or symbol throughout a literary work to illuminate and expand the major themes.
    Motif
  17. A comparison that explains how two dissimilar things are similar in some ways, usually with the purpose of explaining complex ideas or making a persuasive argument.
    Analogy
  18. A detail in a literary work that hints at events that will occur later, often to create suspense or expectation.
    Foreshadowing
  19. A commonly used figure of speech with a meaning that differs from its literal meaning.
    Idiom
  20. The humorous or surprising effect of a situation in which the outcomes diverge widely from expectations.
    Soliloquy
  21. Anything that is meant to represent or evoke something else, especially a concrete object meant to represent an intangible idea.
    Symbol
  22. In literature, the attitude of a writer, narrator, or speaker toward the subject matter, as expressed by style, word choice, or demeanour.
    Tone
  23. A figure of speech linking two opposite or contradictory words or ideas together to form a neat paradox
    Oxymoron
  24. Deliberately repeating a word or phrase two or more times in a text to add emphasis or bring clarity to a subject or event.
    Repetition