alliterationextremeexaggerationCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.forming aword byimitatingits soundsimileThe starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"Opportunityis knockingat my door.personificationThis boxis light asa feather.onomatopoeiaZoom!metaphorhyperbolemakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.He's asblind asa bat.Crash!It's likethe NorthPole outthere!I'm feelingbluetoday.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!givinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsalliterationextremeexaggerationCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.forming aword byimitatingits soundsimileThe starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"Opportunityis knockingat my door.personificationThis boxis light asa feather.onomatopoeiaZoom!metaphorhyperbolemakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.He's asblind asa bat.Crash!It's likethe NorthPole outthere!I'm feelingbluetoday.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!givinghumanqualities tononhumanthings

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