metaphorI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!similieIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.givinghumanqualitiesto thingshyperboleI'm feelingbluetoday.onomatopeiaZoom!This boxis light asa feather.alliterationOpportunityis knockingat my door.He's asblind asa bat.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.forming aword byimitatingits soundCrash!makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"personificationLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"exaggerationmetaphorI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!similieIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.givinghumanqualitiesto thingshyperboleI'm feelingbluetoday.onomatopeiaZoom!This boxis light asa feather.alliterationOpportunityis knockingat my door.He's asblind asa bat.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.forming aword byimitatingits soundCrash!makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"personificationLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"exaggeration

Figurative Language - 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. I've told you a million times to clean your room!
  3. similie
  4. It's like the North Pole out there!
  5. My computer throws a fit every time I try and use it.
  6. giving human qualities to things
  7. hyperbole
  8. I'm feeling blue today.
  9. onomatopeia
  10. Zoom!
  11. This box is light as a feather.
  12. alliteration
  13. Opportunity is knocking at my door.
  14. He's as blind as a bat.
  15. two or more words that start with the same sound
  16. Carrie's cat clawed the couch.
  17. The stars danced playfully in the sky.
  18. forming a word by imitating its sound
  19. Crash!
  20. makes a comparison using "like" or "as"
  21. personification
  22. Lincoln licked lollipops loudly.
  23. makes a comparison without using "like" or "as"
  24. exaggeration