extremeexaggerationMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.forming aword byimitatingits soundZoom!I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!It's likethe NorthPole outthere!simileOpportunityis knockingat my door.makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"onomatopoeiapersonificationThis boxis light asa feather.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.givinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsmakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"I'm feelingbluetoday.Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.Crash!He's asblind asa bat.hyperboletwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.alliterationmetaphorextremeexaggerationMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.forming aword byimitatingits soundZoom!I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!It's likethe NorthPole outthere!simileOpportunityis knockingat my door.makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"onomatopoeiapersonificationThis boxis light asa feather.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.givinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsmakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"I'm feelingbluetoday.Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.Crash!He's asblind asa bat.hyperboletwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.alliterationmetaphor

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