simileextremeexaggerationZoom!Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.Opportunityis knockingat my door.onomatopoeiapersonificationIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!alliterationforming aword byimitatingits soundgivinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.He's asblind asa bat.metaphormakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"Crash!makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"I'm feelingbluetoday.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundThis boxis light asa feather.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!hyperbolesimileextremeexaggerationZoom!Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.Opportunityis knockingat my door.onomatopoeiapersonificationIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!alliterationforming aword byimitatingits soundgivinghumanqualities tononhumanthingsCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.He's asblind asa bat.metaphormakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"Crash!makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"I'm feelingbluetoday.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundThis boxis light asa feather.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!hyperbole

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