My loveis like ared rose.Ka-boom!HyperbolePersonificationUsing wordsto create apicture orimage in thereader's mind.Thesebooksweigh aton.Theattitude ofthe authorPeterPiperpicked apepper.directcomparisonbetween 2unlike thingsusing like or asTheoppositeof literallanguageThe bossjust gaveRyan theax.Katiewas sucha mule.RepeatedconsonantsoundsA referenceto anotherpiece ofliterature orto history.His eyesweredaggerslooking atme.a groupof lines ina poemRhythmPoetrythatfollows norules.BettyBotter hadsomebuttermoodGives humanlike qualitiesto an animal,an object, oran ideaonomatopoeiacomparing 2unlike thingswithout likeor asTimeflies likean arrow.My loveis like ared rose.Ka-boom!HyperbolePersonificationUsing wordsto create apicture orimage in thereader's mind.Thesebooksweigh aton.Theattitude ofthe authorPeterPiperpicked apepper.directcomparisonbetween 2unlike thingsusing like or asTheoppositeof literallanguageThe bossjust gaveRyan theax.Katiewas sucha mule.RepeatedconsonantsoundsA referenceto anotherpiece ofliterature orto history.His eyesweredaggerslooking atme.a groupof lines ina poemRhythmPoetrythatfollows norules.BettyBotter hadsomebuttermoodGives humanlike qualitiesto an animal,an object, oran ideaonomatopoeiacomparing 2unlike thingswithout likeor asTimeflies likean arrow.

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