hyperboleCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.He's asblind asa bat.I'm feelingbluetoday.Opportunityis knockingat my door.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"It's likethe NorthPole outthere!metaphorforming aword byimitatingits soundgivinghumanqualitiesto thingssimiliealliterationonomatopeiaI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.exaggerationpersonificationmakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"This boxis light asa feather.Crash!Zoom!My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundhyperboleCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.He's asblind asa bat.I'm feelingbluetoday.Opportunityis knockingat my door.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"It's likethe NorthPole outthere!metaphorforming aword byimitatingits soundgivinghumanqualitiesto thingssimiliealliterationonomatopeiaI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.exaggerationpersonificationmakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"This boxis light asa feather.Crash!Zoom!My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.two or morewords thatstart with thesame sound

Figurative Language - 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. hyperbole
  2. Carrie's cat clawed the couch.
  3. He's as blind as a bat.
  4. I'm feeling blue today.
  5. Opportunity is knocking at my door.
  6. Lincoln licked lollipops loudly.
  7. makes a comparison without using "like" or "as"
  8. It's like the North Pole out there!
  9. metaphor
  10. forming a word by imitating its sound
  11. giving human qualities to things
  12. similie
  13. alliteration
  14. onomatopeia
  15. I've told you a million times to clean your room!
  16. The stars danced playfully in the sky.
  17. exaggeration
  18. personification
  19. makes a comparison using "like" or "as"
  20. This box is light as a feather.
  21. Crash!
  22. Zoom!
  23. My computer throws a fit every time I try and use it.
  24. two or more words that start with the same sound