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

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