Givinghumanqualities toan inanimateobject.The treebrancheswaved at usin the wind.Comparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or as.Wordsthatrepresentsound.alliterationImageryComparingtwo thingsusing likeor as.RepetitiononomatopoeiaRepeatingbeginningconsonantsounds.HyperbolepersonificationMetaphorHe jumpedso high hetouchedthe sky.Her hairis likesilk.Herhair issilk.They heardthe symbolsclangingloudly.When theauthor paintsa picture withwords for thereader.Repeatingwords/phrasesfor emphasis.ExtremeexaggerationFlip flops,crested waves,teal blue oceancalling myname.And miles togo before Isleep, andmiles to gobefore I sleep.SimilePeter Piperpicked apeck ofpickledpeppers.Givinghumanqualities toan inanimateobject.The treebrancheswaved at usin the wind.Comparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or as.Wordsthatrepresentsound.alliterationImageryComparingtwo thingsusing likeor as.RepetitiononomatopoeiaRepeatingbeginningconsonantsounds.HyperbolepersonificationMetaphorHe jumpedso high hetouchedthe sky.Her hairis likesilk.Herhair issilk.They heardthe symbolsclangingloudly.When theauthor paintsa picture withwords for thereader.Repeatingwords/phrasesfor emphasis.ExtremeexaggerationFlip flops,crested waves,teal blue oceancalling myname.And miles togo before Isleep, andmiles to gobefore I sleep.SimilePeter Piperpicked apeck ofpickledpeppers.

Figurative Language - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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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O
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N
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N
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B
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N
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I
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O
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G
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B
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I
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N
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O
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B
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G
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B
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G
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I
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I
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G
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O
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O
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B
  1. I-Giving human qualities to an inanimate object.
  2. G-The tree branches waved at us in the wind.
  3. O-Comparing two things not using like or as.
  4. N-Words that represent sound.
  5. N-alliteration
  6. B-Imagery
  7. N-Comparing two things using like or as.
  8. I-Repetition
  9. O-onomatopoeia
  10. G-Repeating beginning consonant sounds.
  11. B-Hyperbole
  12. I-personification
  13. N-Metaphor
  14. O-He jumped so high he touched the sky.
  15. B-Her hair is like silk.
  16. G-Her hair is silk.
  17. B-They heard the symbols clanging loudly.
  18. G-When the author paints a picture with words for the reader.
  19. I-Repeating words/phrases for emphasis.
  20. I-Extreme exaggeration
  21. G-Flip flops, crested waves, teal blue ocean calling my name.
  22. O-And miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.
  23. O-Simile
  24. B-Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.