SARCASMZip goesthejacket.I amdying ofshame.HUMANQUALITIESTheassignmentwas abreeze.Clink,clank,clunk,clatterHe is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.DRAMATICIRONYSITUATIONALIRONYHeartofstoneHe is asskinny asatoothpick.The Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.“as busyas abee”Thesnowflakesdanced.She isolderthan dirt.DIRECTCOMPARISONThe doorprotested asit openedslowly.SOUNDANDMEANINGLIKEOR AS“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”In Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.The fireswallowedthe entireforest.Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.EXAGGERATIONSARCASMZip goesthejacket.I amdying ofshame.HUMANQUALITIESTheassignmentwas abreeze.Clink,clank,clunk,clatterHe is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.DRAMATICIRONYSITUATIONALIRONYHeartofstoneHe is asskinny asatoothpick.The Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.“as busyas abee”Thesnowflakesdanced.She isolderthan dirt.DIRECTCOMPARISONThe doorprotested asit openedslowly.SOUNDANDMEANINGLIKEOR AS“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”In Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.The fireswallowedthe entireforest.Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.EXAGGERATION

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