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

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