I heard a noisethat made all theterror in theworld rise upand swallow mewhole.He wore aten-dollarhat on a 5-cent headHe called to herin a voice thatsounded like thewhine of anarrow whistlingin the wind.All thesethoughtsflew throughmy mindHe teethed onhorseshoes insteadof teething ringsplayed with grizzlybears instead ofteddy bearsSweat poureddown people’sfaces likewater down ahillFree!All fifteenkids weregoing at oneanother toothand nailIt was so drythat all therivers turnedas powderyas biscuit flourHe opened hiseyes and smileda smile that litup the southernnightTheir facesturned aswhite asbleacheddesert bonesI felt my fear, sodeep inside me,float up and outinto the coolnightThey’re sotough they cankick fire out offlint rock withtheir bare toesWhen JohnHenry fell, itsounded likeanearthquakeThe mightycyclonebucked,arched, andscreamed like awild bronco.The night sky wasfilled with a millionlights, as thoughthe eyes of theancestors werewatchingI heard a noisethat made all theterror in theworld rise upand swallow mewhole.He wore aten-dollarhat on a 5-cent headHe called to herin a voice thatsounded like thewhine of anarrow whistlingin the wind.All thesethoughtsflew throughmy mindHe teethed onhorseshoes insteadof teething ringsplayed with grizzlybears instead ofteddy bearsSweat poureddown people’sfaces likewater down ahillFree!All fifteenkids weregoing at oneanother toothand nailIt was so drythat all therivers turnedas powderyas biscuit flourHe opened hiseyes and smileda smile that litup the southernnightTheir facesturned aswhite asbleacheddesert bonesI felt my fear, sodeep inside me,float up and outinto the coolnightThey’re sotough they cankick fire out offlint rock withtheir bare toesWhen JohnHenry fell, itsounded likeanearthquakeThe mightycyclonebucked,arched, andscreamed like awild bronco.The night sky wasfilled with a millionlights, as thoughthe eyes of theancestors werewatching

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. I heard a noise that made all the terror in the world rise up and swallow me whole.
  2. He wore a ten-dollar hat on a 5-cent head
  3. He called to her in a voice that sounded like the whine of an arrow whistling in the wind.
  4. All these thoughts flew through my mind
  5. He teethed on horseshoes instead of teething rings played with grizzly bears instead of teddy bears
  6. Sweat poured down people’s faces like water down a hill
  7. Free!
  8. All fifteen kids were going at one another tooth and nail
  9. It was so dry that all the rivers turned as powdery as biscuit flour
  10. He opened his eyes and smiled a smile that lit up the southern night
  11. Their faces turned as white as bleached desert bones
  12. I felt my fear, so deep inside me, float up and out into the cool night
  13. They’re so tough they can kick fire out of flint rock with their bare toes
  14. When John Henry fell, it sounded like an earthquake
  15. The mighty cyclone bucked, arched, and screamed like a wild bronco.
  16. The night sky was filled with a million lights, as though the eyes of the ancestors were watching