asuggestedcomparisonpersonificationHe runslike ajaguar.similegiving humanqualities toinanimateobjectsextremeexaggerationmetaphorThe smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.repetitionThe waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.hyperboleThe longlongnight.I nearlydiedlaughing.repeatingword orphrases foremphasisthe sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordonomatopeiaalliterationCurtainsswish andrustle.Free!a directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"severalwords thatbegin withthe samesoundFree!Free!Sarahsighed asshe settledin the South.asuggestedcomparisonpersonificationHe runslike ajaguar.similegiving humanqualities toinanimateobjectsextremeexaggerationmetaphorThe smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.repetitionThe waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.hyperboleThe longlongnight.I nearlydiedlaughing.repeatingword orphrases foremphasisthe sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordonomatopeiaalliterationCurtainsswish andrustle.Free!a directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"severalwords thatbegin withthe samesoundFree!Free!Sarahsighed asshe settledin the South.

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