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

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