personificationmakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"alliterationforming aword byimitatingits soundmakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"onomatopeiaOpportunityis knockingat my door.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!Crash!He's asblind asa bat.hyperboleThis boxis light asa feather.Zoom!I'm feelingbluetoday.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.similegivinghumanqualitiesto thingsLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.metaphorIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!exaggerationCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.personificationmakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"alliterationforming aword byimitatingits soundmakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"onomatopeiaOpportunityis knockingat my door.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!Crash!He's asblind asa bat.hyperboleThis boxis light asa feather.Zoom!I'm feelingbluetoday.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.similegivinghumanqualitiesto thingsLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.metaphorIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!exaggerationCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.

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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
  1. personification
  2. makes a comparison using "like" or "as"
  3. alliteration
  4. forming a word by imitating its sound
  5. makes a comparison without using "like" or "as"
  6. onomatopeia
  7. Opportunity is knocking at my door.
  8. two or more words that start with the same sound
  9. My computer throws a fit every time I try and use it.
  10. I've told you a million times to clean your room!
  11. Crash!
  12. He's as blind as a bat.
  13. hyperbole
  14. This box is light as a feather.
  15. Zoom!
  16. I'm feeling blue today.
  17. The stars danced playfully in the sky.
  18. simile
  19. giving human qualities to things
  20. Lincoln licked lollipops loudly.
  21. metaphor
  22. It's like the North Pole out there!
  23. exaggeration
  24. Carrie's cat clawed the couch.