giving humanqualities toinanimateobjectssimileFree!extremeexaggerationthe sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordmetaphorFree!severalwords thatbegin withthe samesoundrepeatingword orphrases foremphasisFree!He runslike ajaguar.The smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.a directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"personificationhyperboleSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.The waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.onomatopeiaThe longlongnight.repetitionasuggestedcomparisonalliterationCurtainsswish andrustle.I nearlydiedlaughing.giving humanqualities toinanimateobjectssimileFree!extremeexaggerationthe sound ofthe word isthe meaningof the wordmetaphorFree!severalwords thatbegin withthe samesoundrepeatingword orphrases foremphasisFree!He runslike ajaguar.The smilingmoon lookeddown uponthe lovers.a directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"personificationhyperboleSarahsighed asshe settledin the South.The waveswere drumsbeating onthe shore.onomatopeiaThe longlongnight.repetitionasuggestedcomparisonalliterationCurtainsswish andrustle.I nearlydiedlaughing.

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