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