Definition:RepeatedbeginningsoundsDefine:AlliterationMy cat isas lazy asa sack ofpotatoes.SimileA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herAlliterationThethundergrumbledwith anger.PersonificationEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeiaThe firebegan tocrackleand pop.The bridegot cold feeton herwedding day.IdiomI turnedas whiteas aghost.SimilePersonificationThe soda canwinked at meinvitingly frominside thefridgeMetaphorMusic is awarm hugwhen you'refeeling downDefinition:Phrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenDefine:HyperboleMetaphorThe testwas amonster.IdiomThe classwentabsolutelybananas withfree time.Define:IdiomDefinition: acultural phrase orexpression thatdoesn't mean theliteral definition ofthe wordsDefine:MetaphorDefinition:Compares twounlike things bysaying onething is anotherShe is asthin as atoothpick.SimileI ranforever inPE today.HyperboleSilly Sallyswiftly shooedseven sillysheep tosleep.AlliterationJessicagave methe coldshoulder.IdiomDefine:OnomatopoeiaDefinition: aword thatsounds likethe actualnoise it makesThepeacefullake wasa mirror.MetaphorThe moonplayed hideand seekwith theclouds.PersonificationAll of mydreams diedwhen myteacherannounced apop quiz.HyperboleAlliterationDavydefinitelydidn't do hisduediligence.SimileShe was likesunshine ona cloudy dayIdiomThe test washard, but Ipassed withflying colors.That bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesIdiomMetaphorMy phoneis a door toa differentworld.AlliterationColdcrocodilescrawlcautiously.I am sofull that Iam aboutto burst.HyperboleAren't youa sight forsoreeyes?IdiomSimileI slept likea babylast night.Thesquealingalarm wokeme up.OnomatopoeiaDefine:PersonificationDefinition:giving human-like attributesto non-humanthingsPersonificationThe sunsmiled downat Earthbelow.Definition:Comparingtwo thingsusing like orasDefine:SimileHis phoneshook andshouted withincomingtexts.PersonificationThe syrupis a slidedown thepancakes.MetaphorHyperboleMy headexploded atthe amountof homeworkDefinition:RepeatedbeginningsoundsDefine:AlliterationMy cat isas lazy asa sack ofpotatoes.SimileA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herAlliterationThethundergrumbledwith anger.PersonificationEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeiaThe firebegan tocrackleand pop.The bridegot cold feeton herwedding day.IdiomI turnedas whiteas aghost.SimilePersonificationThe soda canwinked at meinvitingly frominside thefridgeMetaphorMusic is awarm hugwhen you'refeeling downDefinition:Phrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenDefine:HyperboleMetaphorThe testwas amonster.IdiomThe classwentabsolutelybananas withfree time.Define:IdiomDefinition: acultural phrase orexpression thatdoesn't mean theliteral definition ofthe wordsDefine:MetaphorDefinition:Compares twounlike things bysaying onething is anotherShe is asthin as atoothpick.SimileI ranforever inPE today.HyperboleSilly Sallyswiftly shooedseven sillysheep tosleep.AlliterationJessicagave methe coldshoulder.IdiomDefine:OnomatopoeiaDefinition: aword thatsounds likethe actualnoise it makesThepeacefullake wasa mirror.MetaphorThe moonplayed hideand seekwith theclouds.PersonificationAll of mydreams diedwhen myteacherannounced apop quiz.HyperboleAlliterationDavydefinitelydidn't do hisduediligence.SimileShe was likesunshine ona cloudy dayIdiomThe test washard, but Ipassed withflying colors.That bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesIdiomMetaphorMy phoneis a door toa differentworld.AlliterationColdcrocodilescrawlcautiously.I am sofull that Iam aboutto burst.HyperboleAren't youa sight forsoreeyes?IdiomSimileI slept likea babylast night.Thesquealingalarm wokeme up.OnomatopoeiaDefine:PersonificationDefinition:giving human-like attributesto non-humanthingsPersonificationThe sunsmiled downat Earthbelow.Definition:Comparingtwo thingsusing like orasDefine:SimileHis phoneshook andshouted withincomingtexts.PersonificationThe syrupis a slidedown thepancakes.MetaphorHyperboleMy headexploded atthe amountof homework

ELA: Figurative Language Review - 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. Define: Alliteration
    Definition: Repeated beginning sounds
  2. Simile
    My cat is as lazy as a sack of potatoes.
  3. Alliteration
    A bug bite by Betty's big toe bugged her
  4. Personification
    The thunder grumbled with anger.
  5. Onomatopoeia
    EEEKKK!!!
  6. The fire began to crackle and pop.
    Onomatopoeia
  7. Idiom
    The bride got cold feet on her wedding day.
  8. Simile
    I turned as white as a ghost.
  9. The soda can winked at me invitingly from inside the fridge
    Personification
  10. Music is a warm hug when you're feeling down
    Metaphor
  11. Define: Hyperbole
    Definition: Phrases that exaggerate a meaning but couldn't really happen
  12. The test was a monster.
    Metaphor
  13. The class went absolutely bananas with free time.
    Idiom
  14. Definition: a cultural phrase or expression that doesn't mean the literal definition of the words
    Define: Idiom
  15. Definition: Compares two unlike things by saying one thing is another
    Define: Metaphor
  16. Simile
    She is as thin as a toothpick.
  17. Hyperbole
    I ran forever in PE today.
  18. Alliteration
    Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep to sleep.
  19. Idiom
    Jessica gave me the cold shoulder.
  20. Definition: a word that sounds like the actual noise it makes
    Define: Onomatopoeia
  21. Metaphor
    The peaceful lake was a mirror.
  22. Personification
    The moon played hide and seek with the clouds.
  23. Hyperbole
    All of my dreams died when my teacher announced a pop quiz.
  24. Davy definitely didn't do his due diligence.
    Alliteration
  25. She was like sunshine on a cloudy day
    Simile
  26. The test was hard, but I passed with flying colors.
    Idiom
  27. Idiom
    That book was so popular, it flew off the shelves
  28. My phone is a door to a different world.
    Metaphor
  29. Cold crocodiles crawl cautiously.
    Alliteration
  30. Hyperbole
    I am so full that I am about to burst.
  31. Idiom
    Aren't you a sight for sore eyes?
  32. I slept like a baby last night.
    Simile
  33. Onomatopoeia
    The squealing alarm woke me up.
  34. Definition: giving human-like attributes to non-human things
    Define: Personification
  35. The sun smiled down at Earth below.
    Personification
  36. Define: Simile
    Definition: Comparing two things using like or as
  37. Personification
    His phone shook and shouted with incoming texts.
  38. Metaphor
    The syrup is a slide down the pancakes.
  39. My head exploded at the amount of homework
    Hyperbole