PersonificationRhythmHis eyesweredaggerslooking atme.Poetrythatfollows norules.onomatopoeiaGives humanlike qualitiesto an animal,an object, oran ideaPeterPiperpicked apepper.Timeflies likean arrow.RepeatedconsonantsoundsKatiewas sucha mule.The bossjust gaveRyan theax.My loveis like ared rose.Ka-boom!Theattitude ofthe authormooddirectcomparisonbetween 2unlike thingsusing like or ascomparing 2unlike thingswithout likeor asHyperboleThesebooksweigh aton.A referenceto anotherpiece ofliterature orto history.Using wordsto create apicture orimage in thereader's mind.Theoppositeof literallanguageBettyBotter hadsomebuttera groupof lines ina poemPersonificationRhythmHis eyesweredaggerslooking atme.Poetrythatfollows norules.onomatopoeiaGives humanlike qualitiesto an animal,an object, oran ideaPeterPiperpicked apepper.Timeflies likean arrow.RepeatedconsonantsoundsKatiewas sucha mule.The bossjust gaveRyan theax.My loveis like ared rose.Ka-boom!Theattitude ofthe authormooddirectcomparisonbetween 2unlike thingsusing like or ascomparing 2unlike thingswithout likeor asHyperboleThesebooksweigh aton.A referenceto anotherpiece ofliterature orto history.Using wordsto create apicture orimage in thereader's mind.Theoppositeof literallanguageBettyBotter hadsomebuttera groupof lines ina poem

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