The smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.severalwords thatbegin withthe samesoundmetaphorasuggestedcomparisonHe runslike ajaguar.I nearlydiedlaughing.Free!The waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.Curtainsswish andrustle.Free!similerepetitionSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.The longlongnight.hyperbolepersonificationextremeexaggerationFree!a directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"the sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordrepeatingword orphrases foremphasisgiving humanqualities toinanimateobjectsalliterationonomatopeiaThe smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.severalwords thatbegin withthe samesoundmetaphorasuggestedcomparisonHe runslike ajaguar.I nearlydiedlaughing.Free!The waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.Curtainsswish andrustle.Free!similerepetitionSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.The longlongnight.hyperbolepersonificationextremeexaggerationFree!a directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"the sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordrepeatingword orphrases foremphasisgiving humanqualities toinanimateobjectsalliterationonomatopeia

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