I nearlydiedlaughing.Curtainsswish andrustle.Free!The waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.The smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.a directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"hyperbolerepetitionseveralwords thatbegin withthe samesoundonomatopeiaFree!extremeexaggerationFree!the sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordThe longlongnight.personificationgiving humanqualities toinanimateobjectsalliterationrepeatingword orphrases foremphasisHe runslike ajaguar.metaphorsimileSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.asuggestedcomparisonI nearlydiedlaughing.Curtainsswish andrustle.Free!The waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.The smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.a directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"hyperbolerepetitionseveralwords thatbegin withthe samesoundonomatopeiaFree!extremeexaggerationFree!the sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordThe longlongnight.personificationgiving humanqualities toinanimateobjectsalliterationrepeatingword orphrases foremphasisHe runslike ajaguar.metaphorsimileSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.asuggestedcomparison

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