oxymoronUsingoppositesto describesomething.oxymoron"Don't besuch a bigbaby!" Mybrotherteased.idiomI was readyto hit the hayafter a longday at work.personificationAndrew's carcomplainedwhen hetried to startit.metaphorMrs. Earls wasa dragon if youmisbehaved inher classroom!onomatopoeiaPigs squealedas the childrenchased themthrough the fair.simileMarco sleptlike a logafter the 16hour flight.oxymoronMy studentteacher wasveryunprepared forher lessontoday.metaphorMy momalways says myhair is a rat'snest and itneeds to becut.hyperboleThe mall onBlack Fridayis a jungle,make sureyou're careful.personificationThe flowersdanced in thewind, makingthe field lookalive.onomatopoeiaSoundwordsmetaphorDirectly comparingsomething.Usually saying thatsomething issomething else.idiomA phrasethat is meantto be takenfiguratively,not literally.simileNew Yorkhas buildingsthat are asbig as awhile.simileComparingthingsusing "like"or "as."personificationGivinghuman traitsto animals orinanimateobjects.alliterationThe repetitionof the sameinitial sound inwords that arenear eachother.alliterationYellow yakslove yankingon yoyosand eatingyogurt.idiomPaul felt underthe weather butstill wanted tosurprise hisfriend.alliterationCasey'scat, Carley,can'tcuddle.onomatopoeiaAll you couldhear at night onthe beach wasthe crash of thewaves againstthe shore.hyperboleMrs. Flemingis drowningin things thatneed to begraded.hyperboleAn extremeexaggeration.oxymoronUsingoppositesto describesomething.oxymoron"Don't besuch a bigbaby!" Mybrotherteased.idiomI was readyto hit the hayafter a longday at work.personificationAndrew's carcomplainedwhen hetried to startit.metaphorMrs. Earls wasa dragon if youmisbehaved inher classroom!onomatopoeiaPigs squealedas the childrenchased themthrough the fair.simileMarco sleptlike a logafter the 16hour flight.oxymoronMy studentteacher wasveryunprepared forher lessontoday.metaphorMy momalways says myhair is a rat'snest and itneeds to becut.hyperboleThe mall onBlack Fridayis a jungle,make sureyou're careful.personificationThe flowersdanced in thewind, makingthe field lookalive.onomatopoeiaSoundwordsmetaphorDirectly comparingsomething.Usually saying thatsomething issomething else.idiomA phrasethat is meantto be takenfiguratively,not literally.simileNew Yorkhas buildingsthat are asbig as awhile.simileComparingthingsusing "like"or "as."personificationGivinghuman traitsto animals orinanimateobjects.alliterationThe repetitionof the sameinitial sound inwords that arenear eachother.alliterationYellow yakslove yankingon yoyosand eatingyogurt.idiomPaul felt underthe weather butstill wanted tosurprise hisfriend.alliterationCasey'scat, Carley,can'tcuddle.onomatopoeiaAll you couldhear at night onthe beach wasthe crash of thewaves againstthe shore.hyperboleMrs. Flemingis drowningin things thatneed to begraded.hyperboleAn extremeexaggeration.

Figurative Language BINGO - 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. Using opposites to describe something.
    oxymoron
  2. "Don't be such a big baby!" My brother teased.
    oxymoron
  3. I was ready to hit the hay after a long day at work.
    idiom
  4. Andrew's car complained when he tried to start it.
    personification
  5. Mrs. Earls was a dragon if you misbehaved in her classroom!
    metaphor
  6. Pigs squealed as the children chased them through the fair.
    onomatopoeia
  7. Marco slept like a log after the 16 hour flight.
    simile
  8. My student teacher was very unprepared for her lesson today.
    oxymoron
  9. My mom always says my hair is a rat's nest and it needs to be cut.
    metaphor
  10. The mall on Black Friday is a jungle, make sure you're careful.
    hyperbole
  11. The flowers danced in the wind, making the field look alive.
    personification
  12. Sound words
    onomatopoeia
  13. Directly comparing something. Usually saying that something is something else.
    metaphor
  14. A phrase that is meant to be taken figuratively, not literally.
    idiom
  15. New York has buildings that are as big as a while.
    simile
  16. Comparing things using "like" or "as."
    simile
  17. Giving human traits to animals or inanimate objects.
    personification
  18. The repetition of the same initial sound in words that are near each other.
    alliteration
  19. Yellow yaks love yanking on yoyos and eating yogurt.
    alliteration
  20. Paul felt under the weather but still wanted to surprise his friend.
    idiom
  21. Casey's cat, Carley, can't cuddle.
    alliteration
  22. All you could hear at night on the beach was the crash of the waves against the shore.
    onomatopoeia
  23. Mrs. Fleming is drowning in things that need to be graded.
    hyperbole
  24. An extreme exaggeration.
    hyperbole