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