Opportunityis knockingat my door.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.onomatopoeiametaphorsimileCrash!This boxis light asa feather.alliterationtwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundThe starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.forming aword byimitatingits soundI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"Zoom!makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"He's asblind asa bat.It's likethe NorthPole outthere!personificationhyperboleI'm feelingbluetoday.givinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsextremeexaggerationOpportunityis knockingat my door.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.onomatopoeiametaphorsimileCrash!This boxis light asa feather.alliterationtwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundThe starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.forming aword byimitatingits soundI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"Zoom!makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"He's asblind asa bat.It's likethe NorthPole outthere!personificationhyperboleI'm feelingbluetoday.givinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsextremeexaggeration

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