The smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.The longlongnight.The waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.simileI nearlydiedlaughing.He runslike ajaguar.Curtainsswish andrustle.repetitionFree!hyperbolea directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"personificationrepeatingword orphrases foremphasismetaphorasuggestedcomparisononomatopeiaextremeexaggerationFree!severalwords thatbegin withthe samesoundalliterationSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.Free!the sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordgiving humanqualities toinanimateobjectsThe smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.The longlongnight.The waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.simileI nearlydiedlaughing.He runslike ajaguar.Curtainsswish andrustle.repetitionFree!hyperbolea directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"personificationrepeatingword orphrases foremphasismetaphorasuggestedcomparisononomatopeiaextremeexaggerationFree!severalwords thatbegin withthe samesoundalliterationSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.Free!the sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordgiving humanqualities toinanimateobjects

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