Giving humantraits to non-humanentities. A directcomparisonmade by sayingone thing isanother.Free!Universal idea,lesson, ormessage exploredthroughout a workof literature.The choice anduse of wordsand phrases inspeech orwritingTwo or more ideas,places, characters, oractions are placedside by side with theintention ofdevelopingcomparisons andcontrast.A contrastbetween whatis expected andwhat actuallyoccurs.Author’s attitudetowards the subject,or character. (shownthroughdialogue/description)An appealto one ofthe fivesensesA question asked inorder to create adramatic effect or tomake a point ratherthan to get ananswer.A greatexaggerationoroverstatementAcomparisonof two thingsusing like orasLanguage that’sintended to createan image,association, orother effect in themind.A referenceto someoneor somethingwell-known.The employmentof the samewords orphrases overand over again.The feeling thereader getsfrom a story.*shown throughsettingand atmosphere* Giving humantraits to non-humanentities. A directcomparisonmade by sayingone thing isanother.Free!Universal idea,lesson, ormessage exploredthroughout a workof literature.The choice anduse of wordsand phrases inspeech orwritingTwo or more ideas,places, characters, oractions are placedside by side with theintention ofdevelopingcomparisons andcontrast.A contrastbetween whatis expected andwhat actuallyoccurs.Author’s attitudetowards the subject,or character. (shownthroughdialogue/description)An appealto one ofthe fivesensesA question asked inorder to create adramatic effect or tomake a point ratherthan to get ananswer.A greatexaggerationoroverstatementAcomparisonof two thingsusing like orasLanguage that’sintended to createan image,association, orother effect in themind.A referenceto someoneor somethingwell-known.The employmentof the samewords orphrases overand over again.The feeling thereader getsfrom a story.*shown throughsettingand atmosphere*

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE BINGO - 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. Giving human traits to non-human entities.
  2. A direct comparison made by saying one thing is another.
  3. Free!
  4. Universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature.
  5. The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
  6. Two or more ideas, places, characters, or actions are placed side by side with the intention of developing comparisons and contrast.
  7. A contrast between what is expected and what actually occurs.
  8. Author’s attitude towards the subject, or character. (shown through dialogue/description)
  9. An appeal to one of the five senses
  10. A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.
  11. A great exaggeration or overstatement
  12. A comparison of two things using like or as
  13. Language that’s intended to create an image, association, or other effect in the mind.
  14. A reference to someone or something well-known.
  15. The employment of the same words or phrases over and over again.
  16. The feeling the reader gets from a story. *shown through setting and atmosphere*