In Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.The fireswallowedthe entireforest.He is asskinny asatoothpick.LIKEOR AS“as busyas abee”Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.He is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.EXAGGERATIONSOUNDANDMEANINGThesnowflakesdanced.SARCASMShe isolderthan dirt.“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”DIRECTCOMPARISONI amdying ofshame.HeartofstoneThe doorprotested asit openedslowly.DRAMATICIRONYHUMANQUALITIESClink,clank,clunk,clatterThe Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.Zip goesthejacket.SITUATIONALIRONYTheassignmentwas abreeze.In Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.The fireswallowedthe entireforest.He is asskinny asatoothpick.LIKEOR AS“as busyas abee”Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.He is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.EXAGGERATIONSOUNDANDMEANINGThesnowflakesdanced.SARCASMShe isolderthan dirt.“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”DIRECTCOMPARISONI amdying ofshame.HeartofstoneThe doorprotested asit openedslowly.DRAMATICIRONYHUMANQUALITIESClink,clank,clunk,clatterThe Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.Zip goesthejacket.SITUATIONALIRONYTheassignmentwas abreeze.

FIGURES OF SPEECH - 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. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo thinks Juliet is dead and the audience knows she is not.
  2. The fire swallowed the entire forest.
  3. He is as skinny as a toothpick.
  4. LIKE OR AS
  5. “as busy as a bee”
  6. His argument was as clear as mud.
  7. He is a pilot but, is afraid of heights.
  8. EXAGGERATION
  9. SOUND AND MEANING
  10. The snowflakes danced.
  11. SARCASM
  12. She is older than dirt.
  13. “Oh great! Now you have broken my new camera.”
  14. DIRECT COMPARISON
  15. I am dying of shame.
  16. Heart of stone
  17. The door protested as it opened slowly.
  18. DRAMATIC IRONY
  19. HUMAN QUALITIES
  20. Clink, clank, clunk, clatter
  21. The Titanic was said to be unsinkable.
  22. Zip goes the jacket.
  23. SITUATIONAL IRONY
  24. The assignment was a breeze.