metaphorCrash!hyperbolemakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"Zoom!The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.personificationan extremeexaggerationonomatopoeiaLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"Opportunityis knockingat my door.This boxis light asa feather.He's asblind asa bat.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundalliterationforming aword byimitatingits soundIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!givinghumanqualitiesto thingssimileI'm feelingbluetoday.metaphorCrash!hyperbolemakes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"Zoom!The starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.personificationan extremeexaggerationonomatopoeiaLincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"Opportunityis knockingat my door.This boxis light asa feather.He's asblind asa bat.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundalliterationforming aword byimitatingits soundIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!givinghumanqualitiesto thingssimileI'm feelingbluetoday.

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