comparing 2unlike thingswithout likeor asHis eyesweredaggerslooking atme.PeterPiperpicked apepper.onomatopoeiaPoetrythatfollows norules.Gives humanlike qualitiesto an animal,an object, oran ideaKatiewas sucha mule.My loveis like ared rose.HyperboleTheattitude ofthe authorA referenceto anotherpiece ofliterature orto history.PersonificationThesebooksweigh aton.a groupof lines ina poemRhythmThe bossjust gaveRyan theax.BettyBotter hadsomebutterTheoppositeof literallanguageRepeatedconsonantsoundsmoodUsing wordsto create apicture orimage in thereader's mind.Timeflies likean arrow.Ka-boom!directcomparisonbetween 2unlike thingsusing like or ascomparing 2unlike thingswithout likeor asHis eyesweredaggerslooking atme.PeterPiperpicked apepper.onomatopoeiaPoetrythatfollows norules.Gives humanlike qualitiesto an animal,an object, oran ideaKatiewas sucha mule.My loveis like ared rose.HyperboleTheattitude ofthe authorA referenceto anotherpiece ofliterature orto history.PersonificationThesebooksweigh aton.a groupof lines ina poemRhythmThe bossjust gaveRyan theax.BettyBotter hadsomebutterTheoppositeof literallanguageRepeatedconsonantsoundsmoodUsing wordsto create apicture orimage in thereader's mind.Timeflies likean arrow.Ka-boom!directcomparisonbetween 2unlike thingsusing like or as

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