repeatingword orphrases foremphasisFree!giving humanqualities toinanimateobjectsonomatopeiaThe smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.He runslike ajaguar.metaphorseveralwords thatbegin withthe samesoundrepetitionI nearlydiedlaughing.Free!asuggestedcomparisonCurtainsswish andrustle.simileFree!the sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordpersonificationalliterationSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.hyperboleThe waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.a directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"extremeexaggerationThe longlongnight.repeatingword orphrases foremphasisFree!giving humanqualities toinanimateobjectsonomatopeiaThe smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.He runslike ajaguar.metaphorseveralwords thatbegin withthe samesoundrepetitionI nearlydiedlaughing.Free!asuggestedcomparisonCurtainsswish andrustle.simileFree!the sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordpersonificationalliterationSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.hyperboleThe waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.a directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"extremeexaggerationThe longlongnight.

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