This boxis light asa feather.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!hyperbolean extremeexaggerationCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.onomatopoeiaMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.metaphorI'm feelingbluetoday.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"givinghumanqualitiesto thingsalliterationThe starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.Zoom!forming aword byimitatingits soundCrash!personificationOpportunityis knockingat my door.makes acomparisonusing "like"or "as"simileHe's asblind asa bat.This boxis light asa feather.two or morewords thatstart with thesame soundIt's likethe NorthPole outthere!I've told youa milliontimes toclean yourroom!hyperbolean extremeexaggerationCarrie'scatclawedthe couch.Lincolnlickedlollipopsloudly.onomatopoeiaMy computerthrows a fitevery time Itry and useit.metaphorI'm feelingbluetoday.makes acomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"givinghumanqualitiesto thingsalliterationThe starsdancedplayfullyin the sky.Zoom!forming aword byimitatingits soundCrash!personificationOpportunityis knockingat my door.makes acomparisonusing "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. This box is light as a feather.
  2. two or more words that start with the same sound
  3. It's like the North Pole out there!
  4. I've told you a million times to clean your room!
  5. hyperbole
  6. an extreme exaggeration
  7. Carrie's cat clawed the couch.
  8. Lincoln licked lollipops loudly.
  9. onomatopoeia
  10. My computer throws a fit every time I try and use it.
  11. metaphor
  12. I'm feeling blue today.
  13. makes a comparison without using "like" or "as"
  14. giving human qualities to things
  15. alliteration
  16. The stars danced playfully in the sky.
  17. Zoom!
  18. forming a word by imitating its sound
  19. Crash!
  20. personification
  21. Opportunity is knocking at my door.
  22. makes a comparison using "like" or "as"
  23. simile
  24. He's as blind as a bat.