extremeexaggerationSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.asuggestedcomparisononomatopeiapersonificationseveralwords thatbegin withthe samesoundgiving humanqualities toinanimateobjectsa directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"repeatingword orphrases foremphasisthe sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordThe longlongnight.The waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.Free!hyperboleI nearlydiedlaughing.The smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.repetitionCurtainsswish andrustle.He runslike ajaguar.metaphorsimileFree!alliterationFree!extremeexaggerationSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.asuggestedcomparisononomatopeiapersonificationseveralwords thatbegin withthe samesoundgiving humanqualities toinanimateobjectsa directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"repeatingword orphrases foremphasisthe sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordThe longlongnight.The waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.Free!hyperboleI nearlydiedlaughing.The smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.repetitionCurtainsswish andrustle.He runslike ajaguar.metaphorsimileFree!alliterationFree!

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