Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.forming aword byimitatingits soundOpportunityis knockingat my door.Crash!The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.He's asblind asa bat.I'm feelingbluetoday.similemetaphormakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"givinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsZoom!extremeexaggerationalliterationmakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"personificationThis boxis light asa feather.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.It's likethe NorthPole outthere!hyperboleI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!onomatopoeiatwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.forming aword byimitatingits soundOpportunityis knockingat my door.Crash!The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.He's asblind asa bat.I'm feelingbluetoday.similemetaphormakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"givinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsZoom!extremeexaggerationalliterationmakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"personificationThis boxis light asa feather.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.It's likethe NorthPole outthere!hyperboleI've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!onomatopoeiatwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.

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