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

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