personificationextremeexaggerationmakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.He's asblind asa bat.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!similemetaphorCrash!This boxis light asa feather.Zoom!My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.onomatopoeiaalliterationCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.givinghumanqualities tononhumanthingshyperboleI'm feelingbluetoday.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.forming aword byimitatingits soundIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundOpportunityis knockingat my door.personificationextremeexaggerationmakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.He's asblind asa bat.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!similemetaphorCrash!This boxis light asa feather.Zoom!My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.onomatopoeiaalliterationCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.givinghumanqualities tononhumanthingshyperboleI'm feelingbluetoday.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.forming aword byimitatingits soundIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundOpportunityis knockingat my door.

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