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

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