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

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