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