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