Comparingtwo thingsusing likeor asThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerI turnedas whiteas a ghostAlliterationI am sofull that Ithink Imight popA bug bite byBetty's bigtoe buggedherSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepSimileAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameOnomatopoeiaEEEKKK!!!Jessicagave methe coldshoulderPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenRepeatedbeginningsoundsMetaphorThebride gotcold feetThepeacefullake wasa mirrorThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsShe is asthin as atoothpickMetaphorThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesIdiomPersonificationOuch!Comparingtwo thingsusing likeor asThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerI turnedas whiteas a ghostAlliterationI am sofull that Ithink Imight popA bug bite byBetty's bigtoe buggedherSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepSimileAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameOnomatopoeiaEEEKKK!!!Jessicagave methe coldshoulderPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenRepeatedbeginningsoundsMetaphorThebride gotcold feetThepeacefullake wasa mirrorThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsShe is asthin as atoothpickMetaphorThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesIdiomPersonificationOuch!

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. Comparing two things using like or as
  2. The thunder was grumbling with anger
  3. I turned as white as a ghost
  4. Alliteration
  5. I am so full that I think I might pop
  6. A bug bite by Betty's big toe bugged her
  7. Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep
  8. Simile
  9. All of my dreams died when I didn't hear my name
  10. Onomatopoeia
  11. EEEKKK!!!
  12. Jessica gave me the cold shoulder
  13. Phrases that exaggerate a meaning but couldn't really happen
  14. Repeated beginning sounds
  15. Metaphor
  16. The bride got cold feet
  17. The peaceful lake was a mirror
  18. The moon played hide and seek with the clouds
  19. She is as thin as a toothpick
  20. Metaphor
  21. That book was so popular, it flew off the shelves
  22. Idiom
  23. Personification
  24. Ouch!