Comparingtwo thingsusing likeor asThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerShe is asthin as atoothpickI turnedas whiteas a ghostAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynamePersonificationAlliterationThepeacefullake wasa mirrorSilly sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsEEEK!!!Ouch!MetaphorRepeatedbeginningsoundsA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herSimileJessicagave methe coldshoulderThe bridegot coldfeetOnomatopoeiaI am sofull that Ithink Imight popIdiomPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesMetaphorComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerShe is asthin as atoothpickI turnedas whiteas a ghostAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynamePersonificationAlliterationThepeacefullake wasa mirrorSilly sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsEEEK!!!Ouch!MetaphorRepeatedbeginningsoundsA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herSimileJessicagave methe coldshoulderThe bridegot coldfeetOnomatopoeiaI am sofull that Ithink Imight popIdiomPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesMetaphor

Figurative Language - 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. Comparing two things using like or as
  2. The thunder was grumbling with anger
  3. She is as thin as a toothpick
  4. I turned as white as a ghost
  5. All of my dreams died when I didn't hear my name
  6. Personification
  7. Alliteration
  8. The peaceful lake was a mirror
  9. Silly sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep
  10. The moon played hide and seek with the clouds
  11. EEEK!!!
  12. Ouch!
  13. Metaphor
  14. Repeated beginning sounds
  15. A bug bite by Betty's big toe bugged her
  16. Simile
  17. Jessica gave me the cold shoulder
  18. The bride got cold feet
  19. Onomatopoeia
  20. I am so full that I think I might pop
  21. Idiom
  22. Phrases that exaggerate a meaning but couldn't really happen
  23. That book was so popular, it flew off the shelves
  24. Metaphor