makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"forming aword byimitatingits soundI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!alliterationexaggerationmakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"personificationOpportunityis knockingat my door.This boxis light asa feather.Zoom!metaphorIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.hyperbolegivinghumanqualitiesto thingssimileCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundHe's asblind asa bat.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.onomatopeiaI'm feelingbluetoday.Crash!makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"forming aword byimitatingits soundI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!alliterationexaggerationmakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"personificationOpportunityis knockingat my door.This boxis light asa feather.Zoom!metaphorIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.hyperbolegivinghumanqualitiesto thingssimileCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundHe's asblind asa bat.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.onomatopeiaI'm feelingbluetoday.Crash!

Figurative Language - 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. makes a comparison without using "like" or "as"
  2. forming a word by imitating its sound
  3. I've told you a million times to clean your room!
  4. alliteration
  5. exaggeration
  6. makes a comparison using "like" or "as"
  7. personification
  8. Opportunity is knocking at my door.
  9. This box is light as a feather.
  10. Zoom!
  11. metaphor
  12. It's like the North Pole out there!
  13. Lincoln licked lollipops loudly.
  14. hyperbole
  15. giving human qualities to things
  16. simile
  17. Carrie's cat clawed the couch.
  18. two or more words that start with the same sound
  19. He's as blind as a bat.
  20. The stars danced playfully in the sky.
  21. My computer throws a fit every time I try and use it.
  22. onomatopeia
  23. I'm feeling blue today.
  24. Crash!