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

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