simileThis boxis light asa feather.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.onomatopoeiatwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundI'm feelingbluetoday.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.It's likethe NorthPole outthere!Zoom!extremeexaggerationgivinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsOpportunityis knockingat my door.He's asblind asa bat.personificationCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.forming aword byimitatingits soundCrash!alliterationmakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.hyperbolemetaphorsimileThis boxis light asa feather.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.onomatopoeiatwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundI'm feelingbluetoday.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.It's likethe NorthPole outthere!Zoom!extremeexaggerationgivinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsOpportunityis knockingat my door.He's asblind asa bat.personificationCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.forming aword byimitatingits soundCrash!alliterationmakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.hyperbolemetaphor

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