ImagerytodescribefeelingsWe couldn'tescape thewonderfularoma of sweetcinnamon andapples.The rapidlyrunningwater racedwildly downthe ravine.TasteImageryWhen theauthor uses agross (extreme)exaggeration tomake a point.SmellimagerySummerBreak is amilliondays away!Words whosesound suggesttheirmeaningsThe beebuzzedaroundthe flower.SoundImageryThe crunchy,salty, and spicychips were theperfectafternoonsnack.Her eyessparkled likestars whenshe heard thenews.Givinginanimateobject humancharacteristics.The repetitionof beginningwords soundsin a line orsentenceThe screamsand cheersfrom thecrowd weredeafening.The soft,silky ball offur was mynew kitten.A directcomparisonusing a formof the verb“to be.”MovementimageryThe oceantide graspedat the beachwith greedyhands.TouchImagerySightImageryThe gloomy,dark daymatched herdark mood.The carefreebird dove andswoopedthrough thesky.The various waysauthors help thereader visualize orimagine the storyby providingmental images.A reference by theauthor to anotherliterary work, place,event or person toadd depth ofmeaning to the storyor poem.The candy-apple redconvertiblewasbeautiful.The snow wasa blanketcovering thetown in softwhite peaks.A comparisonbetween twounlike thingsusing the words"like" or "as."ImagerytodescribefeelingsWe couldn'tescape thewonderfularoma of sweetcinnamon andapples.The rapidlyrunningwater racedwildly downthe ravine.TasteImageryWhen theauthor uses agross (extreme)exaggeration tomake a point.SmellimagerySummerBreak is amilliondays away!Words whosesound suggesttheirmeaningsThe beebuzzedaroundthe flower.SoundImageryThe crunchy,salty, and spicychips were theperfectafternoonsnack.Her eyessparkled likestars whenshe heard thenews.Givinginanimateobject humancharacteristics.The repetitionof beginningwords soundsin a line orsentenceThe screamsand cheersfrom thecrowd weredeafening.The soft,silky ball offur was mynew kitten.A directcomparisonusing a formof the verb“to be.”MovementimageryThe oceantide graspedat the beachwith greedyhands.TouchImagerySightImageryThe gloomy,dark daymatched herdark mood.The carefreebird dove andswoopedthrough thesky.The various waysauthors help thereader visualize orimagine the storyby providingmental images.A reference by theauthor to anotherliterary work, place,event or person toadd depth ofmeaning to the storyor poem.The candy-apple redconvertiblewasbeautiful.The snow wasa blanketcovering thetown in softwhite peaks.A comparisonbetween twounlike thingsusing the words"like" or "as."

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. Imagery to describe feelings
  2. We couldn't escape the wonderful aroma of sweet cinnamon and apples.
  3. The rapidly running water raced wildly down the ravine.
  4. Taste Imagery
  5. When the author uses a gross (extreme) exaggeration to make a point.
  6. Smell imagery
  7. Summer Break is a million days away!
  8. Words whose sound suggest their meanings
  9. The bee buzzed around the flower.
  10. Sound Imagery
  11. The crunchy, salty, and spicy chips were the perfect afternoon snack.
  12. Her eyes sparkled like stars when she heard the news.
  13. Giving inanimate object human characteristics.
  14. The repetition of beginning words sounds in a line or sentence
  15. The screams and cheers from the crowd were deafening.
  16. The soft, silky ball of fur was my new kitten.
  17. A direct comparison using a form of the verb “to be.”
  18. Movement imagery
  19. The ocean tide grasped at the beach with greedy hands.
  20. Touch Imagery
  21. Sight Imagery
  22. The gloomy, dark day matched her dark mood.
  23. The carefree bird dove and swooped through the sky.
  24. The various ways authors help the reader visualize or imagine the story by providing mental images.
  25. A reference by the author to another literary work, place, event or person to add depth of meaning to the story or poem.
  26. The candy-apple red convertible was beautiful.
  27. The snow was a blanket covering the town in soft white peaks.
  28. A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."