metaphorrepetitionCurtainsswish andrustle.The waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.Free!repeatingword orphrases foremphasishyperboleasuggestedcomparisonSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.extremeexaggerationI nearlydiedlaughing.He runslike ajaguar.alliterationThe smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.severalwords thatbegin withthe samesoundFree!similegiving humanqualities toinanimateobjectsThe longlongnight.onomatopeiaFree!personificationa directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"the sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordmetaphorrepetitionCurtainsswish andrustle.The waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.Free!repeatingword orphrases foremphasishyperboleasuggestedcomparisonSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.extremeexaggerationI nearlydiedlaughing.He runslike ajaguar.alliterationThe smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.severalwords thatbegin withthe samesoundFree!similegiving humanqualities toinanimateobjectsThe longlongnight.onomatopeiaFree!personificationa directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"the sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the word

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