rhyme"The fair breezeblew, the whitefoam flew, Thefurrow followedfree."I will riselike thebreak ofdawn.You aretakingforever tosit down!descriptivewords tohelp readersimagineimageryusingexaggerationto make apointmetaphorThe treebranchestapped onmy window.personifica-tionThe silversnow shinesin the nightsky.alliterationdirectcomparisonbetween twoitems usinglike or assimilecomparisonbetween twothingswithout likeor asa figure ofspeech in whicha thing, ananimal, or anidea is givenhuman qualitiesHe is as tallas askyscraper.similarsoundingwords orsyllables at theend of linesfigurativelanguageLife is anever-endinghighway.Your heartis as largeas theocean.hyperbolea consonantsound repeatedat the beginningof two or morewordsvividlanguageappealing tothe fivesensesrhyme"The fair breezeblew, the whitefoam flew, Thefurrow followedfree."I will riselike thebreak ofdawn.You aretakingforever tosit down!descriptivewords tohelp readersimagineimageryusingexaggerationto make apointmetaphorThe treebranchestapped onmy window.personifica-tionThe silversnow shinesin the nightsky.alliterationdirectcomparisonbetween twoitems usinglike or assimilecomparisonbetween twothingswithout likeor asa figure ofspeech in whicha thing, ananimal, or anidea is givenhuman qualitiesHe is as tallas askyscraper.similarsoundingwords orsyllables at theend of linesfigurativelanguageLife is anever-endinghighway.Your heartis as largeas theocean.hyperbolea consonantsound repeatedat the beginningof two or morewordsvividlanguageappealing tothe fivesenses

Figurative Language Terms - 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. rhyme
  2. "The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, The furrow followed free."
  3. I will rise like the break of dawn.
  4. You are taking forever to sit down!
  5. descriptive words to help readers imagine
  6. imagery
  7. using exaggeration to make a point
  8. metaphor
  9. The tree branches tapped on my window.
  10. personifica-tion
  11. The silver snow shines in the night sky.
  12. alliteration
  13. direct comparison between two items using like or as
  14. simile
  15. comparison between two things without like or as
  16. a figure of speech in which a thing, an animal, or an idea is given human qualities
  17. He is as tall as a skyscraper.
  18. similar sounding words or syllables at the end of lines
  19. figurative language
  20. Life is a never-ending highway.
  21. Your heart is as large as the ocean.
  22. hyperbole
  23. a consonant sound repeated at the beginning of two or more words
  24. vivid language appealing to the five senses