Alliteration“This houseis as cleanas a whistle.”HyperboleSplash!Whoosh!The grassis swayingin thebreeze.Can youkeep yourcat fromclawing thecouch?Rita heardthe lastpiece of piecalling hername.OnomatopoeiaPersonification“My love foryou is asdeep as theocean.”The carzoomedpast us.MetaphorWhilewalkinghome, Iwonderedhow he was.OnomatopoeiaAlliteration“Ascold asice.”The stairsgroaned aswe walkedon them.The ballerinawas a swan,glidingacross thestage.MetaphorPersonification“You wereas braveas a lion.”OnomatopoeiaMy houseprotectsme.“Theworld isa stage.”SimileKrispyKremeDonutsFriday isnevergoing tobe here!SimileHyperbole“He’srunningfaster thanthe wind.”“Laughteris themusic ofthe soul.”The best partabout bandclass is youcan bang onthe drums.“This isthe worstday of mylife.”HyperboleSimileMetaphor“The windhowled inthe night.”“Life is arollercoaster.”AlliterationPeter Piperpicked apeck ofpickledpeppers.PersonificationAlliteration“This houseis as cleanas a whistle.”HyperboleSplash!Whoosh!The grassis swayingin thebreeze.Can youkeep yourcat fromclawing thecouch?Rita heardthe lastpiece of piecalling hername.OnomatopoeiaPersonification“My love foryou is asdeep as theocean.”The carzoomedpast us.MetaphorWhilewalkinghome, Iwonderedhow he was.OnomatopoeiaAlliteration“Ascold asice.”The stairsgroaned aswe walkedon them.The ballerinawas a swan,glidingacross thestage.MetaphorPersonification“You wereas braveas a lion.”OnomatopoeiaMy houseprotectsme.“Theworld isa stage.”SimileKrispyKremeDonutsFriday isnevergoing tobe here!SimileHyperbole“He’srunningfaster thanthe wind.”“Laughteris themusic ofthe soul.”The best partabout bandclass is youcan bang onthe drums.“This isthe worstday of mylife.”HyperboleSimileMetaphor“The windhowled inthe night.”“Life is arollercoaster.”AlliterationPeter Piperpicked apeck ofpickledpeppers.Personification

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