a figure ofspeech in whicha thing, ananimal, or anidea is givenhuman qualitieshyperbolesimilarsoundingwords orsyllables at theend of linesimageryYou aretakingforever tosit down!directcomparisonbetween twoitems usinglike or asusingexaggerationto make apointrhymeLife is anever-endinghighway.He is as tallas askyscraper.similecomparisonbetween twothingswithout likeor asThe silversnow shinesin the nightsky.vividlanguageappealing tothe fivesensesYour heartis as largeas theocean.The treebranchestapped onmy window."The fair breezeblew, the whitefoam flew, Thefurrow followedfree."personifica-tionI will riselike thebreak ofdawn.descriptivewords tohelp readersimaginefigurativelanguagealliterationa consonantsound repeatedat the beginningof two or morewordsmetaphora figure ofspeech in whicha thing, ananimal, or anidea is givenhuman qualitieshyperbolesimilarsoundingwords orsyllables at theend of linesimageryYou aretakingforever tosit down!directcomparisonbetween twoitems usinglike or asusingexaggerationto make apointrhymeLife is anever-endinghighway.He is as tallas askyscraper.similecomparisonbetween twothingswithout likeor asThe silversnow shinesin the nightsky.vividlanguageappealing tothe fivesensesYour heartis as largeas theocean.The treebranchestapped onmy window."The fair breezeblew, the whitefoam flew, Thefurrow followedfree."personifica-tionI will riselike thebreak ofdawn.descriptivewords tohelp readersimaginefigurativelanguagealliterationa consonantsound repeatedat the beginningof two or morewordsmetaphor

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