Zoom!personificationOpportunityis knockingat my door.makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.onomatopoeiaIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!alliterationCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!I'm feelingbluetoday.metaphorforming aword byimitatingits soundThis boxis light asa feather.similetwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundThe starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.givinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsHe's asblind asa bat.Crash!extremeexaggerationmakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"hyperboleLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.Zoom!personificationOpportunityis knockingat my door.makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.onomatopoeiaIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!alliterationCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!I'm feelingbluetoday.metaphorforming aword byimitatingits soundThis boxis light asa feather.similetwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundThe starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.givinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsHe's asblind asa bat.Crash!extremeexaggerationmakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"hyperboleLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.

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