Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.SITUATIONALIRONYThe Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.DRAMATICIRONYHe is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.EXAGGERATION“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”In Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.The doorprotested asit openedslowly.She isolderthan dirt.LIKEOR ASThe fireswallowedthe entireforest.SOUNDANDMEANINGTheassignmentwas abreeze.Thesnowflakesdanced.HUMANQUALITIESI amdying ofshame.HeartofstoneHe is asskinny asatoothpick.Clink,clank,clunk,clatterZip goesthejacket.DIRECTCOMPARISONSARCASM“as busyas abee”Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.SITUATIONALIRONYThe Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.DRAMATICIRONYHe is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.EXAGGERATION“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”In Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.The doorprotested asit openedslowly.She isolderthan dirt.LIKEOR ASThe fireswallowedthe entireforest.SOUNDANDMEANINGTheassignmentwas abreeze.Thesnowflakesdanced.HUMANQUALITIESI amdying ofshame.HeartofstoneHe is asskinny asatoothpick.Clink,clank,clunk,clatterZip goesthejacket.DIRECTCOMPARISONSARCASM“as busyas abee”

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