MetaphorHyperboleSimileOxymoron"The lightdanced onthe surfaceof the water.""The smell ofdonuts is likekryptonite tome""The silkytexture ofa rosepetal.""I'm sohungry Icould eata horse." Euphemism"She's asbeautifulas arose.""I told youthis amilliontimes."BUZZ"Sally sellsseashellsby theseashore.""You are abreath offresh air""He's not aliar- he'screative withhis words.OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeiaAlliteration"You'resuch achicken"Personification"He's not poor-he'seconomicallydisadvantaged."SensoryImageryAssonanceAllusionMetaphorHyperboleSimileOxymoron"The lightdanced onthe surfaceof the water.""The smell ofdonuts is likekryptonite tome""The silkytexture ofa rosepetal.""I'm sohungry Icould eata horse." Euphemism"She's asbeautifulas arose.""I told youthis amilliontimes."BUZZ"Sally sellsseashellsby theseashore.""You are abreath offresh air""He's not aliar- he'screative withhis words.OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeiaAlliteration"You'resuch achicken"Personification"He's not poor-he'seconomicallydisadvantaged."SensoryImageryAssonanceAllusion

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. Hyperbole
  3. Simile
  4. Oxymoron
  5. "The light danced on the surface of the water."
  6. "The smell of donuts is like kryptonite to me"
  7. "The silky texture of a rose petal."
  8. "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
  9. Euphemism
  10. "She's as beautiful as a rose."
  11. "I told you this a million times."
  12. BUZZ
  13. "Sally sells seashells by the seashore."
  14. "You are a breath of fresh air"
  15. "He's not a liar- he's creative with his words.
  16. Onomatopoeia
  17. Onomatopoeia
  18. Alliteration
  19. "You're such a chicken"
  20. Personification
  21. "He's not poor- he's economically disadvantaged."
  22. Sensory Imagery
  23. Assonance
  24. Allusion