onomatopoeiaan extremeexaggerationLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.hyperboleMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.forming aword byimitatingits soundCrash!This boxis light asa feather.alliterationmetaphortwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundpersonificationOpportunityis knockingat my door.It's likethe NorthPole outthere!The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"Zoom!I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!I'm feelingbluetoday.givinghumanqualitiesto thingsmakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"simileHe's asblind asa bat.onomatopoeiaan extremeexaggerationLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.hyperboleMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.forming aword byimitatingits soundCrash!This boxis light asa feather.alliterationmetaphortwo or morewords thatstart with thesame soundpersonificationOpportunityis knockingat my door.It's likethe NorthPole outthere!The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"Zoom!I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!I'm feelingbluetoday.givinghumanqualitiesto thingsmakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"simileHe's asblind asa bat.

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