makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"alliterationgivinghumanqualitiesto thingsThis boxis light asa feather.simileOpportunityis knockingat my door.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.exaggerationhyperbolepersonificationIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!Zoom!metaphorHe's asblind asa bat.I'm feelingbluetoday.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"forming aword byimitatingits soundCrash!Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundonomatopeiamakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"alliterationgivinghumanqualitiesto thingsThis boxis light asa feather.simileOpportunityis knockingat my door.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.exaggerationhyperbolepersonificationIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!Zoom!metaphorHe's asblind asa bat.I'm feelingbluetoday.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"forming aword byimitatingits soundCrash!Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundonomatopeia

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