similemakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"alliterationhyperboleI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!Zoom!I'm feelingbluetoday.Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!This boxis light asa feather.onomatopoeiagivinghumanqualities tononhumanthingspersonificationforming aword byimitatingits soundLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.He's asblind asa bat.metaphorMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.Opportunityis knockingat my door.extremeexaggerationCrash!similemakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"alliterationhyperboleI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!Zoom!I'm feelingbluetoday.Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!This boxis light asa feather.onomatopoeiagivinghumanqualities tononhumanthingspersonificationforming aword byimitatingits soundLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.He's asblind asa bat.metaphorMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.Opportunityis knockingat my door.extremeexaggerationCrash!

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