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

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