personificationI'm feelingbluetoday.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.This boxis light asa feather.forming aword byimitatingits soundHe's asblind asa bat.It's likethe NorthPole outthere!Zoom!makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"Opportunityis knockingat my door.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundsimileI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"onomatopeiaCrash!alliterationCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.exaggerationhyperbolemetaphorgivinghumanqualitiesto thingspersonificationI'm feelingbluetoday.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.This boxis light asa feather.forming aword byimitatingits soundHe's asblind asa bat.It's likethe NorthPole outthere!Zoom!makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"Opportunityis knockingat my door.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundsimileI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"onomatopeiaCrash!alliterationCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.exaggerationhyperbolemetaphorgivinghumanqualitiesto things

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