alliterationThe waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.Free!repeatingword orphrases foremphasisSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.He runslike ajaguar.onomatopeiaFree!the sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordFree!I nearlydiedlaughing.extremeexaggerationmetaphorThe smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.asuggestedcomparisonseveralwords thatbegin withthe samesoundCurtainsswish andrustle.The longlongnight.hyperbolepersonificationgiving humanqualities toinanimateobjectssimilea directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"repetitionalliterationThe waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.Free!repeatingword orphrases foremphasisSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.He runslike ajaguar.onomatopeiaFree!the sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordFree!I nearlydiedlaughing.extremeexaggerationmetaphorThe smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.asuggestedcomparisonseveralwords thatbegin withthe samesoundCurtainsswish andrustle.The longlongnight.hyperbolepersonificationgiving humanqualities toinanimateobjectssimilea directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"repetition

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