HyperbolePeterPiperpicked apepper.Thesebooksweigh aton.directcomparisonbetween 2unlike thingsusing like or asPersonificationcomparing 2unlike thingswithout likeor asmoodRepeatedconsonantsoundsPoetrythatfollows norules.RhythmKatiewas sucha mule.Using wordsto create apicture orimage in thereader's mind.The bossjust gaveRyan theax.A referenceto anotherpiece ofliterature orto history.His eyesweredaggerslooking atme.Timeflies likean arrow.onomatopoeiaTheattitude ofthe authorMy loveis like ared rose.Gives humanlike qualitiesto an animal,an object, oran ideaa groupof lines ina poemBettyBotter hadsomebutterTheoppositeof literallanguageKa-boom!HyperbolePeterPiperpicked apepper.Thesebooksweigh aton.directcomparisonbetween 2unlike thingsusing like or asPersonificationcomparing 2unlike thingswithout likeor asmoodRepeatedconsonantsoundsPoetrythatfollows norules.RhythmKatiewas sucha mule.Using wordsto create apicture orimage in thereader's mind.The bossjust gaveRyan theax.A referenceto anotherpiece ofliterature orto history.His eyesweredaggerslooking atme.Timeflies likean arrow.onomatopoeiaTheattitude ofthe authorMy loveis like ared rose.Gives humanlike qualitiesto an animal,an object, oran ideaa groupof lines ina poemBettyBotter hadsomebutterTheoppositeof literallanguageKa-boom!

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