The stairsgroaned aswe walkedon them.“My love foryou is asdeep as theocean.”AlliterationKrispyKremeDonutsOnomatopoeiaThe grassis swayingin thebreeze.MetaphorFriday isnevergoing tobe here!“He’srunningfaster thanthe wind.”“This houseis as cleanas a whistle.”“Theworld isa stage.”AlliterationOnomatopoeiaCan youkeep yourcat fromclawing thecouch?OnomatopoeiaThe ballerinawas a swan,glidingacross thestage.Hyperbole“Life is arollercoaster.”“Ascold asice.”The carzoomedpast us.Personification“You wereas braveas a lion.”Peter Piperpicked apeck ofpickledpeppers.“The windhowled inthe night.”“Laughteris themusic ofthe soul.”SimileHyperboleThe best partabout bandclass is youcan bang onthe drums.Splash!Whoosh!PersonificationSimileMy houseprotectsme.MetaphorRita heardthe lastpiece of piecalling hername.MetaphorSimileWhilewalkinghome, Iwonderedhow he was.PersonificationAlliteration“This isthe worstday of mylife.”HyperboleThe stairsgroaned aswe walkedon them.“My love foryou is asdeep as theocean.”AlliterationKrispyKremeDonutsOnomatopoeiaThe grassis swayingin thebreeze.MetaphorFriday isnevergoing tobe here!“He’srunningfaster thanthe wind.”“This houseis as cleanas a whistle.”“Theworld isa stage.”AlliterationOnomatopoeiaCan youkeep yourcat fromclawing thecouch?OnomatopoeiaThe ballerinawas a swan,glidingacross thestage.Hyperbole“Life is arollercoaster.”“Ascold asice.”The carzoomedpast us.Personification“You wereas braveas a lion.”Peter Piperpicked apeck ofpickledpeppers.“The windhowled inthe night.”“Laughteris themusic ofthe soul.”SimileHyperboleThe best partabout bandclass is youcan bang onthe drums.Splash!Whoosh!PersonificationSimileMy houseprotectsme.MetaphorRita heardthe lastpiece of piecalling hername.MetaphorSimileWhilewalkinghome, Iwonderedhow he was.PersonificationAlliteration“This isthe worstday of mylife.”Hyperbole

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