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

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