extremeexaggerationforming aword byimitatingits soundhyperbolealliterationMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundsimilemakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"Zoom!Opportunityis knockingat my door.It's likethe NorthPole outthere!makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"metaphorgivinghumanqualities tononhumanthingspersonificationI'm feelingbluetoday.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!He's asblind asa bat.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.onomatopoeiaCrash!This boxis light asa feather.Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.extremeexaggerationforming aword byimitatingits soundhyperbolealliterationMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundsimilemakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"Zoom!Opportunityis knockingat my door.It's likethe NorthPole outthere!makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"metaphorgivinghumanqualities tononhumanthingspersonificationI'm feelingbluetoday.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!He's asblind asa bat.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.onomatopoeiaCrash!This boxis light asa feather.Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.

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