He runslike ajaguar.asuggestedcomparisonThe waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.onomatopeiarepeatingword orphrases foremphasisFree!severalwords thatbegin withthe samesoundsimileThe smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.Free!alliterationrepetitiongiving humanqualities toinanimateobjectsCurtainsswish andrustle.metaphorthe sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordFree!I nearlydiedlaughing.The longlongnight.personificationa directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"hyperboleSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.extremeexaggerationHe runslike ajaguar.asuggestedcomparisonThe waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.onomatopeiarepeatingword orphrases foremphasisFree!severalwords thatbegin withthe samesoundsimileThe smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.Free!alliterationrepetitiongiving humanqualities toinanimateobjectsCurtainsswish andrustle.metaphorthe sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordFree!I nearlydiedlaughing.The longlongnight.personificationa directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"hyperboleSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.extremeexaggeration

Figures of Speech - 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. He runs like a jaguar.
  2. a suggested comparison
  3. The waves were drums beating on the shore.
  4. onomatopeia
  5. repeating word or phrases for emphasis
  6. Free!
  7. several words that begin with the same sound
  8. simile
  9. The smiling moon looked down upon the lovers.
  10. Free!
  11. alliteration
  12. repetition
  13. giving human qualities to inanimate objects
  14. Curtains swish and rustle.
  15. metaphor
  16. the sound of the word is the meaning of the word
  17. Free!
  18. I nearly died laughing.
  19. The long long night.
  20. personification
  21. a direct comparison using "like" or "as"
  22. hyperbole
  23. Sarah sighed as she settled in the South.
  24. extreme exaggeration