exaggerationmakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"Crash!Zoom!He's asblind asa bat.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.givinghumanqualitiesto thingsmetaphorI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!It's likethe NorthPole outthere!onomatopeiasimiliealliterationforming aword byimitatingits soundtwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.Opportunityis knockingat my door.makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"hyperboleThis boxis light asa feather.personificationI'm feelingbluetoday.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.exaggerationmakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"Crash!Zoom!He's asblind asa bat.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.givinghumanqualitiesto thingsmetaphorI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!It's likethe NorthPole outthere!onomatopeiasimiliealliterationforming aword byimitatingits soundtwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.Opportunityis knockingat my door.makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"hyperboleThis boxis light asa feather.personificationI'm feelingbluetoday.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.

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