onomatopoeiapersonificationHe jumpedso high hetouchedthe sky.alliterationComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or as.MetaphorRepeatingwords/phrasesfor emphasis.RepetitionThey heardthe symbolsclangingloudly.Herhair issilk.Givinghumanqualities toan inanimateobject.Wordsthatrepresentsound.The treebrancheswaved at usin the wind.Peter Piperpicked apeck ofpickledpeppers.HyperboleExtremeexaggerationSimileHer hairis likesilk.Repeatingbeginningconsonantsounds.And miles togo before Isleep, andmiles to gobefore I sleep.Flip flops,crested waves,teal blue oceancalling myname.When theauthor paintsa picture withwords for thereader.Comparingtwo thingsusing likeor as.ImageryonomatopoeiapersonificationHe jumpedso high hetouchedthe sky.alliterationComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or as.MetaphorRepeatingwords/phrasesfor emphasis.RepetitionThey heardthe symbolsclangingloudly.Herhair issilk.Givinghumanqualities toan inanimateobject.Wordsthatrepresentsound.The treebrancheswaved at usin the wind.Peter Piperpicked apeck ofpickledpeppers.HyperboleExtremeexaggerationSimileHer hairis likesilk.Repeatingbeginningconsonantsounds.And miles togo before Isleep, andmiles to gobefore I sleep.Flip flops,crested waves,teal blue oceancalling myname.When theauthor paintsa picture withwords for thereader.Comparingtwo thingsusing likeor as.Imagery

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