a figure of speech iswhen a characteraddresses someoneor something thatisn’t present orcannot respond.The moreyou fail, themore likelyyou are tosucceed.You'reacting likesuch aScrooge!You’renotwrong.a word thatsoundslike what itmeans.My teacherwas so wiredshe washanging fromthe ceiling!the repeatingof consonantsounds rightnext to eachother"Sheeats likea pig."A playonwordsthe use of wordsto expresssomething otherthan andespecially theopposite of theliteral meaning.kill twobirds withone stoneGiving lifelike qualitiesto somethingnot alivea phrase thatactually meanssomethingdifferent from itsliteral meaning.A paradox is astatement thatappears tocontradict itself butcontains sometruth, theme, orhumor.She sellssea shellsby the seashore.Deafeningsilence.Snap!Crackle!Pop!He was anonion; tounderstandhim, she had topeel back thelayers.the directcomparison ofdissimilar things tocreate more vividimagery orunderstanding.She wasfeelingunder theweather.A firestationburnsdown. ...when we hint atsomething andexpect the otherperson tounderstand whatwe arereferencing.Anunderstatementa figure of speechthat combinescontradictorywords withopposingmeaningsa figure of speech iswhen a characteraddresses someoneor something thatisn’t present orcannot respond.The moreyou fail, themore likelyyou are tosucceed.You'reacting likesuch aScrooge!You’renotwrong.a word thatsoundslike what itmeans.My teacherwas so wiredshe washanging fromthe ceiling!the repeatingof consonantsounds rightnext to eachother"Sheeats likea pig."A playonwordsthe use of wordsto expresssomething otherthan andespecially theopposite of theliteral meaning.kill twobirds withone stoneGiving lifelike qualitiesto somethingnot alivea phrase thatactually meanssomethingdifferent from itsliteral meaning.A paradox is astatement thatappears tocontradict itself butcontains sometruth, theme, orhumor.She sellssea shellsby the seashore.Deafeningsilence.Snap!Crackle!Pop!He was anonion; tounderstandhim, she had topeel back thelayers.the directcomparison ofdissimilar things tocreate more vividimagery orunderstanding.She wasfeelingunder theweather.A firestationburnsdown. ...when we hint atsomething andexpect the otherperson tounderstand whatwe arereferencing.Anunderstatementa figure of speechthat combinescontradictorywords withopposingmeanings

FIGURE OF SPEECH 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. a figure of speech is when a character addresses someone or something that isn’t present or cannot respond.
  2. The more you fail, the more likely you are to succeed.
  3. You're acting like such a Scrooge!
  4. You’re not wrong.
  5. a word that sounds like what it means.
  6. My teacher was so wired she was hanging from the ceiling!
  7. the repeating of consonant sounds right next to each other
  8. "She eats like a pig."
  9. A play on words
  10. the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.
  11. kill two birds with one stone
  12. Giving life like qualities to something not alive
  13. a phrase that actually means something different from its literal meaning.
  14. A paradox is a statement that appears to contradict itself but contains some truth, theme, or humor.
  15. She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
  16. Deafening silence.
  17. Snap! Crackle! Pop!
  18. He was an onion; to understand him, she had to peel back the layers.
  19. the direct comparison of dissimilar things to create more vivid imagery or understanding.
  20. She was feeling under the weather.
  21. A fire station burns down. ...
  22. when we hint at something and expect the other person to understand what we are referencing.
  23. An understatement
  24. a figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposing meanings