BettyBotter hadsomebutterTheoppositeof literallanguageUsing wordsto create apicture orimage in thereader's mind.RepeatedconsonantsoundsonomatopoeiaHyperbolea groupof lines ina poemPoetrythatfollows norules.PeterPiperpicked apepper.RhythmA referenceto anotherpiece ofliterature orto history.Timeflies likean arrow.Thesebooksweigh aton.Theattitude ofthe authorcomparing 2unlike thingswithout likeor asMy loveis like ared rose.moodPersonificationdirectcomparisonbetween 2unlike thingsusing like or asGives humanlike qualitiesto an animal,an object, oran ideaThe bossjust gaveRyan theax.Ka-boom!Katiewas sucha mule.His eyesweredaggerslooking atme.BettyBotter hadsomebutterTheoppositeof literallanguageUsing wordsto create apicture orimage in thereader's mind.RepeatedconsonantsoundsonomatopoeiaHyperbolea groupof lines ina poemPoetrythatfollows norules.PeterPiperpicked apepper.RhythmA referenceto anotherpiece ofliterature orto history.Timeflies likean arrow.Thesebooksweigh aton.Theattitude ofthe authorcomparing 2unlike thingswithout likeor asMy loveis like ared rose.moodPersonificationdirectcomparisonbetween 2unlike thingsusing like or asGives humanlike qualitiesto an animal,an object, oran ideaThe bossjust gaveRyan theax.Ka-boom!Katiewas sucha mule.His eyesweredaggerslooking atme.

Figurative Language and Poetry - 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. Betty Botter had some butter
  2. The opposite of literal language
  3. Using words to create a picture or image in the reader's mind.
  4. Repeated consonant sounds
  5. onomatopoeia
  6. Hyperbole
  7. a group of lines in a poem
  8. Poetry that follows no rules.
  9. Peter Piper picked a pepper.
  10. Rhythm
  11. A reference to another piece of literature or to history.
  12. Time flies like an arrow.
  13. These books weigh a ton.
  14. The attitude of the author
  15. comparing 2 unlike things without like or as
  16. My love is like a red rose.
  17. mood
  18. Personification
  19. direct comparison between 2 unlike things using like or as
  20. Gives human like qualities to an animal, an object, or an idea
  21. The boss just gave Ryan the ax.
  22. Ka-boom!
  23. Katie was such a mule.
  24. His eyes were daggers looking at me.