(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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An understatement.
Litotes
Excessive pride or arrogance.
Hubris
the object of a pronoun
Antecedent
The way sentences are grammatically structured.
Syntax
Repetition of grammatical structures in reverse order in successive phrases or clauses.
Chiasmus
To write around a subject; to write evasively
Circumlocation
To draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
Elicit
A sudden turn from the general audience to address a specific group or person.
Apostrophe
The extra-textual environment in which the text is being delivered.
Context
A piece of literature that can be read on two distinct levels: symbolically and literally.
Allegory
Who the author is directing his/her message toward.
Audience
To make easier or milder, relieve
Assuage
Setting up a source (even the writer themselves) as credible and trustworthy.
Ethical Appeal
Winning over
Conciliatory
Raising questions and answering them. Example: What is honor? A word.
Hypophora
Open an honest communication.
Candor
The use of spoken or written word (or visual medium) to convey ideas and convince an audience.
Rhetoric
Thorough; complete
Exhaustive
An omission of conjunctions between related clauses.
Asyndeton
The writer's personal views or feelings about the subject at hand.
Attitude
erratic
Capricious
Passionate
Fervent
To distinguish one thing from another.
Discern
The relationship between the author, the audience, the text/message, and the purpose.
Rhetorical Triangle
The motivation behind an author's choice to write or speak on a particular subject.
Exigence
Having more than one meaning; vague
ambiguous
The use of elements of rational thinking (deductive or inductive reasoning, facts/statistics, etc.) to appeal to the audience.
Logical Appeal
Explaining something complex by comparing it to something more simple.
Analogy
The specific type of work being presented.
Genre
When something is suggested without being concretely stated.
Implication
A repetition of the same sound at the beginning of several words in a sequence.
Alliteration
Irregular; without direction
Erratic
Repetition of the same vowel sound in words close to each other.
Assonance
A superabundance of conjunctions.
Polysyndeton
A commonly used phrase that signifies something very different than its literal meaning.
Idiom
having shrill, irritating quality
Strident
That which has been accepted as fundamental - such as a book that has "always" been studied in High School English classes.
Cannon
Substitution of an agreeable or at least non-offensive expression for one whose plainer meaning might be harsh or unpleasant.
Euphemism
A part of something is used to refer to the whole
Synecdoche
An exaggeration for effect.
Hyperbole
A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle.
Aphorism
Using an appropriate adjective to qualify a subject.
Epithet
Providing examples in service of a point.
Exemplification
The mistaken substitution of one word for another word that sounds similar. Example: The doctor wrote a subscription.
Malapropism
The reason or moment for writing or speaking.
Occasion
Common; dull; ordinary
Banal
Specifically targeting the values of the audience for purposes of being persuasive.
Emotional Appeal
The argument(s) against the author's position.
Concession
The literal, dictionary definition of a word.
Denotation
Unclear; clouded; hard to understand
Obscure
Discussing similarities and differences between two things to some persuasive or illustrative purpose.
Compare and contrast
The implied meaning of a word - generally the feeling the word suggests.
Connotation
The use of language in a non-literal way. Example: The sky's like a jewel box tonight!"
Figurative Language
Irrelevant; extra; unnecessary
Extraneous
When the opposite of the expected is what happens or what is said.
Irony
Example: All of the planets in this solar system orbit a star, so all planets probably orbit starts.
Inductive Reasoning
Three different methods of appealing to an audience to convince them - ethical, logical, emotional.
Aristotelian Appeals
Any descriptive language used to evoke a vivid sense or image of something.
Imagery
unrelenting
Inexorably
A genre of humorous and mocking criticism to expose the ignorance and/or ills of society.
Satire
An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence or incorrect inference.
Fallacy
Repetition of the same group of words at the beginning of successive clauses.
Anaphora
A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.
Allusion
Placing two very different ideas, words, or phrases next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit.
Juxtaposition
Expects no answer; offers an opportunity for the audience to reflect
Rhetorical Question
Practical
Pragmatic
The combination of reasons, evidence, etc. that an author uses to convince an audience of a position.
Argument
Lofty or pompous
Pretentious
Information presented meant to persuade the audience of the author's position.
Evidence
Combining sources or ideas in a coherent way in the purpose of a larger point.
Synthesis
The style of language used; words chosen specifically to be appropriate to the audience and situation.
Diction
effort to attract notice
Affectation
A special right or privilege.
Prerogative
Example: If all planets orbit a star, and Theta II is a planet, then it must orbit a star.
Deductive Reasoning
