Sweat poureddown people’sfaces likewater down ahillTheir facesturned aswhite asbleacheddesert bonesAll fifteenkids weregoing at oneanother toothand nailHe teethed onhorseshoes insteadof teething ringsplayed with grizzlybears instead ofteddy bearsThe mightycyclonebucked,arched, andscreamed like awild bronco.They’re sotough they cankick fire out offlint rock withtheir bare toesHe wore aten-dollarhat on a 5-cent headIt was so drythat all therivers turnedas powderyas biscuit flourHe opened hiseyes and smileda smile that litup the southernnightI heard a noisethat made all theterror in theworld rise upand swallow mewhole.I felt my fear, sodeep inside me,float up and outinto the coolnightFree!When JohnHenry fell, itsounded likeanearthquakeHe called to herin a voice thatsounded like thewhine of anarrow whistlingin the wind.All thesethoughtsflew throughmy mindThe night sky wasfilled with a millionlights, as thoughthe eyes of theancestors werewatchingSweat poureddown people’sfaces likewater down ahillTheir facesturned aswhite asbleacheddesert bonesAll fifteenkids weregoing at oneanother toothand nailHe teethed onhorseshoes insteadof teething ringsplayed with grizzlybears instead ofteddy bearsThe mightycyclonebucked,arched, andscreamed like awild bronco.They’re sotough they cankick fire out offlint rock withtheir bare toesHe wore aten-dollarhat on a 5-cent headIt was so drythat all therivers turnedas powderyas biscuit flourHe opened hiseyes and smileda smile that litup the southernnightI heard a noisethat made all theterror in theworld rise upand swallow mewhole.I felt my fear, sodeep inside me,float up and outinto the coolnightFree!When JohnHenry fell, itsounded likeanearthquakeHe called to herin a voice thatsounded like thewhine of anarrow whistlingin the wind.All thesethoughtsflew throughmy mindThe 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. Sweat poured down people’s faces like water down a hill
  2. Their faces turned as white as bleached desert bones
  3. All fifteen kids were going at one another tooth and nail
  4. He teethed on horseshoes instead of teething rings played with grizzly bears instead of teddy bears
  5. The mighty cyclone bucked, arched, and screamed like a wild bronco.
  6. They’re so tough they can kick fire out of flint rock with their bare toes
  7. He wore a ten-dollar hat on a 5-cent head
  8. It was so dry that all the rivers turned as powdery as biscuit flour
  9. He opened his eyes and smiled a smile that lit up the southern night
  10. I heard a noise that made all the terror in the world rise up and swallow me whole.
  11. I felt my fear, so deep inside me, float up and out into the cool night
  12. Free!
  13. When John Henry fell, it sounded like an earthquake
  14. He called to her in a voice that sounded like the whine of an arrow whistling in the wind.
  15. All these thoughts flew through my mind
  16. The night sky was filled with a million lights, as though the eyes of the ancestors were watching