metaphormakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.Opportunityis knockingat my door.Zoom!hyperboleThe starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.personificationmakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!Crash!Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.I'm feelingbluetoday.He's asblind asa bat.exaggerationtwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundonomatopeiagivinghumanqualitiesto thingsforming aword byimitatingits soundIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!simileThis boxis light asa feather.alliterationMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.metaphormakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.Opportunityis knockingat my door.Zoom!hyperboleThe starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.personificationmakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!Crash!Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.I'm feelingbluetoday.He's asblind asa bat.exaggerationtwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundonomatopeiagivinghumanqualitiesto thingsforming aword byimitatingits soundIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!simileThis boxis light asa feather.alliterationMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.

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