extremeexaggerationtwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.I'm feelingbluetoday.Crash!Opportunityis knockingat my door.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"It's likethe NorthPole outthere!I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!He's asblind asa bat.This boxis light asa feather.simileLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.metaphorZoom!Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"givinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsforming aword byimitatingits soundThe starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.alliterationhyperbolepersonificationonomatopoeiaextremeexaggerationtwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.I'm feelingbluetoday.Crash!Opportunityis knockingat my door.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"It's likethe NorthPole outthere!I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!He's asblind asa bat.This boxis light asa feather.simileLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.metaphorZoom!Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"givinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsforming aword byimitatingits soundThe starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.alliterationhyperbolepersonificationonomatopoeia

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