MetaphorExtremeexaggerationHe jumpedso high hetouchedthe sky.And miles togo before Isleep, andmiles to gobefore I sleep.onomatopoeiaThey heardthe symbolsclangingloudly.Givinghumanqualities toan inanimateobject.The treebrancheswaved at usin the wind.Wordsthatrepresentsound.Peter Piperpicked apeck ofpickledpeppers.ImageryComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or as.HyperboleRepetitionWhen theauthor paintsa picture withwords for thereader.personificationFlip flops,crested waves,teal blue oceancalling myname.alliterationHerhair issilk.Repeatingwords/phrasesfor emphasis.Her hairis likesilk.Comparingtwo thingsusing likeor as.Repeatingbeginningconsonantsounds.SimileMetaphorExtremeexaggerationHe jumpedso high hetouchedthe sky.And miles togo before Isleep, andmiles to gobefore I sleep.onomatopoeiaThey heardthe symbolsclangingloudly.Givinghumanqualities toan inanimateobject.The treebrancheswaved at usin the wind.Wordsthatrepresentsound.Peter Piperpicked apeck ofpickledpeppers.ImageryComparingtwo thingsnot usinglike or as.HyperboleRepetitionWhen theauthor paintsa picture withwords for thereader.personificationFlip flops,crested waves,teal blue oceancalling myname.alliterationHerhair issilk.Repeatingwords/phrasesfor emphasis.Her hairis likesilk.Comparingtwo thingsusing likeor as.Repeatingbeginningconsonantsounds.Simile

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