I felt my fear, sodeep inside me,float up and outinto the coolnightSweat poureddown people’sfaces likewater down ahillHe wore aten-dollarhat on a 5-cent headHe opened hiseyes and smileda smile that litup the southernnightI 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 called to herin a voice thatsounded like thewhine of anarrow whistlingin the wind.Free!When JohnHenry fell, itsounded likeanearthquakeThe mightycyclonebucked,arched, andscreamed like awild bronco.All fifteenkids weregoing at oneanother toothand nailThey’re sotough they cankick fire out offlint rock withtheir bare toesHe teethed onhorseshoes insteadof teething ringsplayed with grizzlybears instead ofteddy bearsAll thesethoughtsflew throughmy mindTheir facesturned aswhite asbleacheddesert bonesIt was so drythat all therivers turnedas powderyas biscuit flourI felt my fear, sodeep inside me,float up and outinto the coolnightSweat poureddown people’sfaces likewater down ahillHe wore aten-dollarhat on a 5-cent headHe opened hiseyes and smileda smile that litup the southernnightI 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 called to herin a voice thatsounded like thewhine of anarrow whistlingin the wind.Free!When JohnHenry fell, itsounded likeanearthquakeThe mightycyclonebucked,arched, andscreamed like awild bronco.All fifteenkids weregoing at oneanother toothand nailThey’re sotough they cankick fire out offlint rock withtheir bare toesHe teethed onhorseshoes insteadof teething ringsplayed with grizzlybears instead ofteddy bearsAll thesethoughtsflew throughmy mindTheir facesturned aswhite asbleacheddesert bonesIt was so drythat all therivers turnedas powderyas biscuit flour

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