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

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