Figurative language (general term for similes/metaphors etc.) Pun or wordplay Facts and statistics (e.g. 80% of people agree) Alliteration (e.g. slippery, slimy snake) Hyperbole (e.g. I’ve told you a million times) Emotive language (e.g. heartbreaking, devastated) Free! Metaphor (e.g. time is a thief) Informal tone Rhetorical question (e.g. How would you feel?) Expert opinion (e.g. According to scientists…) Repetition (e.g. Never give up. Never.) Personification (e.g. the wind whispered) Simile (e.g. as bright as the sun) Imagery (sensory description) Direct address (e.g. You can make a difference!) Formal tone Anecdote (a short personal story) Rule of three (e.g. tall, dark and handsome) Onomatopoeia (e.g. bang, crash) Contrast or juxtaposition (e.g. light and dark) Figurative language (general term for similes/metaphors etc.) Pun or wordplay Facts and statistics (e.g. 80% of people agree) Alliteration (e.g. slippery, slimy snake) Hyperbole (e.g. I’ve told you a million times) Emotive language (e.g. heartbreaking, devastated) Free! Metaphor (e.g. time is a thief) Informal tone Rhetorical question (e.g. How would you feel?) Expert opinion (e.g. According to scientists…) Repetition (e.g. Never give up. Never.) Personification (e.g. the wind whispered) Simile (e.g. as bright as the sun) Imagery (sensory description) Direct address (e.g. You can make a difference!) Formal tone Anecdote (a short personal story) Rule of three (e.g. tall, dark and handsome) Onomatopoeia (e.g. bang, crash) Contrast or juxtaposition (e.g. light and dark)
(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.
Figurative language (general term for similes/metaphors etc.)
Pun or wordplay
Facts and statistics (e.g. 80% of people agree)
Alliteration (e.g. slippery, slimy snake)
Hyperbole (e.g. I’ve told you a million times)
Emotive language (e.g. heartbreaking, devastated)
Free!
Metaphor (e.g. time is a thief)
Informal tone
Rhetorical question (e.g. How would you feel?)
Expert opinion (e.g. According to scientists…)
Repetition (e.g. Never give up. Never.)
Personification (e.g. the wind whispered)
Simile (e.g. as bright as the sun)
Imagery (sensory description)
Direct address (e.g. You can make a difference!)
Formal tone
Anecdote (a short personal story)
Rule of three (e.g. tall, dark and handsome)
Onomatopoeia (e.g. bang, crash)
Contrast or juxtaposition (e.g. light and dark)