OnomatopoeiaHyperboleSplash!“The windhowled inthe night.”“Life is arollercoaster.”“This isthe worstday of mylife.”“My love foryou is asdeep as theocean.”“Theworld isa stage.”Friday isnevergoing tobe here!The ballerinawas a swan,glidingacross thestage.PersonificationOnomatopoeiaSimile“You wereas braveas a lion.”SimileAlliterationPersonificationMy houseprotectsme.OnomatopoeiaThe best partabout bandclass is youcan bang onthe drums.“Ascold asice.”AlliterationThe carzoomedpast us.Rita heardthe lastpiece of piecalling hername.The grassis swayingin thebreeze.“This houseis as cleanas a whistle.”HyperboleMetaphorWhoosh!KrispyKremeDonutsCan youkeep yourcat fromclawing thecouch?Simile“He’srunningfaster thanthe wind.”“Laughteris themusic ofthe soul.”MetaphorHyperbolePersonificationPeter Piperpicked apeck ofpickledpeppers.The stairsgroaned aswe walkedon them.AlliterationMetaphorWhilewalkinghome, Iwonderedhow he was.OnomatopoeiaHyperboleSplash!“The windhowled inthe night.”“Life is arollercoaster.”“This isthe worstday of mylife.”“My love foryou is asdeep as theocean.”“Theworld isa stage.”Friday isnevergoing tobe here!The ballerinawas a swan,glidingacross thestage.PersonificationOnomatopoeiaSimile“You wereas braveas a lion.”SimileAlliterationPersonificationMy houseprotectsme.OnomatopoeiaThe best partabout bandclass is youcan bang onthe drums.“Ascold asice.”AlliterationThe carzoomedpast us.Rita heardthe lastpiece of piecalling hername.The grassis swayingin thebreeze.“This houseis as cleanas a whistle.”HyperboleMetaphorWhoosh!KrispyKremeDonutsCan youkeep yourcat fromclawing thecouch?Simile“He’srunningfaster thanthe wind.”“Laughteris themusic ofthe soul.”MetaphorHyperbolePersonificationPeter Piperpicked apeck ofpickledpeppers.The stairsgroaned aswe walkedon them.AlliterationMetaphorWhilewalkinghome, Iwonderedhow he was.

Figurative Language Bingo - 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. Onomatopoeia
  2. Hyperbole
  3. Splash!
  4. “The wind howled in the night.”
  5. “Life is a roller coaster.”
  6. “This is the worst day of my life.”
  7. “My love for you is as deep as the ocean.”
  8. “The world is a stage.”
  9. Friday is never going to be here!
  10. The ballerina was a swan, gliding across the stage.
  11. Personification
  12. Onomatopoeia
  13. Simile
  14. “You were as brave as a lion.”
  15. Simile
  16. Alliteration
  17. Personification
  18. My house protects me.
  19. Onomatopoeia
  20. The best part about band class is you can bang on the drums.
  21. “As cold as ice.”
  22. Alliteration
  23. The car zoomed past us.
  24. Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
  25. The grass is swaying in the breeze.
  26. “This house is as clean as a whistle.”
  27. Hyperbole
  28. Metaphor
  29. Whoosh!
  30. Krispy Kreme Donuts
  31. Can you keep your cat from clawing the couch?
  32. Simile
  33. “He’s running faster than the wind.”
  34. “Laughter is the music of the soul.”
  35. Metaphor
  36. Hyperbole
  37. Personification
  38. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
  39. The stairs groaned as we walked on them.
  40. Alliteration
  41. Metaphor
  42. While walking home, I wondered how he was.