simileFree!Curtainsswish andrustle.The longlongnight.giving humanqualities toinanimateobjectshyperbolealliterationmetaphorextremeexaggerationFree!repetitionpersonificationHe runslike ajaguar.Free!asuggestedcomparisonThe smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.repeatingword orphrases foremphasisseveralwords thatbegin withthe samesounda directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"onomatopeiaSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.the sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordI nearlydiedlaughing.The waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.simileFree!Curtainsswish andrustle.The longlongnight.giving humanqualities toinanimateobjectshyperbolealliterationmetaphorextremeexaggerationFree!repetitionpersonificationHe runslike ajaguar.Free!asuggestedcomparisonThe smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.repeatingword orphrases foremphasisseveralwords thatbegin withthe samesounda directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"onomatopeiaSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.the sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordI nearlydiedlaughing.The waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.

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