EXAGGERATIONI amdying ofshame.HUMANQUALITIESIn Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.She isolderthan dirt.The fireswallowedthe entireforest.DIRECTCOMPARISONSOUNDANDMEANINGThe Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.SARCASM“as busyas abee”Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.Clink,clank,clunk,clatterDRAMATICIRONY“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”He is asskinny asatoothpick.Zip goesthejacket.Thesnowflakesdanced.LIKEOR ASTheassignmentwas abreeze.The doorprotested asit openedslowly.He is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.HeartofstoneSITUATIONALIRONYEXAGGERATIONI amdying ofshame.HUMANQUALITIESIn Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.She isolderthan dirt.The fireswallowedthe entireforest.DIRECTCOMPARISONSOUNDANDMEANINGThe Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.SARCASM“as busyas abee”Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.Clink,clank,clunk,clatterDRAMATICIRONY“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”He is asskinny asatoothpick.Zip goesthejacket.Thesnowflakesdanced.LIKEOR ASTheassignmentwas abreeze.The doorprotested asit openedslowly.He is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.HeartofstoneSITUATIONALIRONY

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