metaphorIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"alliterationHe's asblind asa bat.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundThe starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.Crash!givinghumanqualitiesto thingsThis boxis light asa feather.simileZoom!Opportunityis knockingat my door.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.onomatopoeiaI'm feelingbluetoday.forming aword byimitatingits soundhyperbolean extremeexaggerationmakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"personificationmetaphorIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!My computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.Carrie'scatclawedthe couch.I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"alliterationHe's asblind asa bat.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundThe starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.Crash!givinghumanqualitiesto thingsThis boxis light asa feather.simileZoom!Opportunityis knockingat my door.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.onomatopoeiaI'm feelingbluetoday.forming aword byimitatingits soundhyperbolean extremeexaggerationmakes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"personification

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