The Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.Zip goesthejacket.Theassignmentwas abreeze.EXAGGERATIONI amdying ofshame.“as busyas abee”SARCASMHe is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.He is asskinny asatoothpick.HUMANQUALITIESIn Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.LIKEOR ASSITUATIONALIRONYShe isolderthan dirt.Thesnowflakesdanced.Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.DIRECTCOMPARISONClink,clank,clunk,clatterThe fireswallowedthe entireforest.“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”DRAMATICIRONYHeartofstoneThe doorprotested asit openedslowly.SOUNDANDMEANINGThe Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.Zip goesthejacket.Theassignmentwas abreeze.EXAGGERATIONI amdying ofshame.“as busyas abee”SARCASMHe is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.He is asskinny asatoothpick.HUMANQUALITIESIn Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.LIKEOR ASSITUATIONALIRONYShe isolderthan dirt.Thesnowflakesdanced.Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.DIRECTCOMPARISONClink,clank,clunk,clatterThe fireswallowedthe entireforest.“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”DRAMATICIRONYHeartofstoneThe doorprotested asit openedslowly.SOUNDANDMEANING

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