PersonificationOnomatopoeiaShe is asthin as atoothpickRepeatedbeginningsoundsJessicagave methe coldshoulderThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerI turnedas whiteas a ghostThepeacefullake wasa mirrorOuch!SimileIdiomMetaphorPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenI am sofull that Ithink Imight popComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesEEEK!!!All of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameThe bridegot coldfeetSilly sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepMetaphorAlliterationA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herPersonificationOnomatopoeiaShe is asthin as atoothpickRepeatedbeginningsoundsJessicagave methe coldshoulderThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerI turnedas whiteas a ghostThepeacefullake wasa mirrorOuch!SimileIdiomMetaphorPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenI am sofull that Ithink Imight popComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesEEEK!!!All of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameThe bridegot coldfeetSilly sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepMetaphorAlliterationA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged her

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