similealliterationThis boxis light asa feather.Opportunityis knockingat my door.Crash!makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"He's asblind asa bat.exaggerationpersonificationonomatopeiaCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundhyperboleLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.I'm feelingbluetoday.forming aword byimitatingits soundgivinghumanqualitiesto thingsI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!It's likethe NorthPole outthere!metaphorZoom!makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.similealliterationThis boxis light asa feather.Opportunityis knockingat my door.Crash!makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"He's asblind asa bat.exaggerationpersonificationonomatopeiaCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundhyperboleLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.I'm feelingbluetoday.forming aword byimitatingits soundgivinghumanqualitiesto thingsI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!It's likethe NorthPole outthere!metaphorZoom!makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.

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