Givinghuman traitsto nonhumanthingsSheepshouldsleep in ashedTerry wasblue whenhis goldfishdiedLightingdancedacross theskyThe lawnis a greencarpetPersonificationMetaphorWordsthatrepresenta soundIdiomZing!The flowerswerebegging forwaterPlease putyour penaway andpick uppaperI am allearsOnomatopoeiaI am asbusy asa beeBam!My alarmclock yellsat me everymorningHe held hishead highand hishands higherSimileRepeatedbeginningsoundsWho letthe cat outof thebag?The boyshair wasas blackas coalShe dancedlike she wasfloatingacross thestageAlliterationGivinghuman traitsto nonhumanthingsSheepshouldsleep in ashedTerry wasblue whenhis goldfishdiedLightingdancedacross theskyThe lawnis a greencarpetPersonificationMetaphorWordsthatrepresenta soundIdiomZing!The flowerswerebegging forwaterPlease putyour penaway andpick uppaperI am allearsOnomatopoeiaI am asbusy asa beeBam!My alarmclock yellsat me everymorningHe held hishead highand hishands higherSimileRepeatedbeginningsoundsWho letthe cat outof thebag?The boyshair wasas blackas coalShe dancedlike she wasfloatingacross thestageAlliteration

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. Giving human traits to non human things
  2. Sheep should sleep in a shed
  3. Terry was blue when his goldfish died
  4. Lighting danced across the sky
  5. The lawn is a green carpet
  6. Personification
  7. Metaphor
  8. Words that represent a sound
  9. Idiom
  10. Zing!
  11. The flowers were begging for water
  12. Please put your pen away and pick up paper
  13. I am all ears
  14. Onomatopoeia
  15. I am as busy as a bee
  16. Bam!
  17. My alarm clock yells at me every morning
  18. He held his head high and his hands higher
  19. Simile
  20. Repeated beginning sounds
  21. Who let the cat out of the bag?
  22. The boys hair was as black as coal
  23. She danced like she was floating across the stage
  24. Alliteration