He called to herin a voice thatsounded like thewhine of anarrow whistlingin the wind.All thesethoughtsflew throughmy mindThe 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.The night sky wasfilled with a millionlights, as thoughthe eyes of theancestors werewatchingHe opened hiseyes and smileda smile that litup the southernnightThey’re sotough they cankick fire out offlint rock withtheir bare toesFree!All fifteenkids weregoing at oneanother toothand nailHe wore aten-dollarhat on a 5-cent headI felt my fear, sodeep inside me,float up and outinto the coolnightSweat poureddown people’sfaces likewater down ahillIt was so drythat all therivers turnedas powderyas biscuit flourHe teethed onhorseshoes insteadof teething ringsplayed with grizzlybears instead ofteddy bearsHe called to herin a voice thatsounded like thewhine of anarrow whistlingin the wind.All thesethoughtsflew throughmy mindThe 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.The night sky wasfilled with a millionlights, as thoughthe eyes of theancestors werewatchingHe opened hiseyes and smileda smile that litup the southernnightThey’re sotough they cankick fire out offlint rock withtheir bare toesFree!All fifteenkids weregoing at oneanother toothand nailHe wore aten-dollarhat on a 5-cent headI felt my fear, sodeep inside me,float up and outinto the coolnightSweat poureddown people’sfaces likewater down ahillIt was so drythat all therivers turnedas powderyas biscuit flourHe teethed onhorseshoes insteadof teething ringsplayed with grizzlybears instead ofteddy bears

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