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