extremeexaggerationThe starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.personificationgivinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsHe's asblind asa bat.It's likethe NorthPole outthere!Crash!Zoom!alliterationsimileLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.I'm feelingbluetoday.onomatopoeiatwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!This boxis light asa feather.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.Opportunityis knockingat my door.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.metaphorforming aword byimitatingits soundhyperbolemakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"extremeexaggerationThe starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.personificationgivinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsHe's asblind asa bat.It's likethe NorthPole outthere!Crash!Zoom!alliterationsimileLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.I'm feelingbluetoday.onomatopoeiatwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!This boxis light asa feather.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.Opportunityis knockingat my door.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.metaphorforming aword byimitatingits soundhyperbolemakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"

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