(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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Example of Personification
The wind was out of breath trying to keep up with him.
Example of Foreshadowing
In the Matrix, Neo has a feeling of being disconnected from reality. Later we learn the world he knows is a simulation.
Her long nails got her looking like a boss in a skirt, Okurrr.
Example of Allusion
Example of Simile
When she screams, it sounds like nails on a chalkboard.
Giving human characteristics to a nonhuman thing.
Personification
As the dentist worked on my teeth, I could smell his bad breath and see how yellow his teeth were!
Example of Irony
Using descriptive language that appeals to the reader's senses in order to paint a mental picture for the reader.
Imagery
I have a little bit of homework (when in reality you have a ton of homework).
Example of Meiosis (Understatement)
When the author gives hints or clues to indicate a future event.
Foreshadowing
Example of Onomatopoeia
You've got my heartbeat pumping away. Boom boom boom boom boom.
Example of Hyperbole
I've got a million things to do today.
Expecting one thing but the unexpected happens; often for humorous or sarcastic effect. In literature, there are 3 different types.
Irony
Example of Foreshadowing
King Triton warns Ariel about the dangers of the human word in "The Little Mirmaid." Then we see her more and more curious about the human world.
The repetition of the beginning consonant sounds.
Alliteration
A large exaggeration
Hyperbole
Example of Meiosis (Understatement)
"It's not that bad," he says as he bites into the cardboard-stiff pizza, some of the cheese still frozen.
Example of Alliteration
Kanye collected crazies and Kardashians.
Example of Symbolism
She drew a heart on my paper to send a message that she liked me.
Downplaying the severity of something/To make it seem less significant than it is
Meiosis (Understatement)
Example of Simile
What he saw was a mountain as big as hurt feelings.
Kodak Black's cool charisma captivates countless crowds.
Example of Alliteration
Example of Allusion
It's May 4th. May the Fourth be with you!
The ring from "Lord of the Rings" has meaning of power and corruption.
Example of Symbolism
The sand was warm and soft between my toes as I slowly walked along the warm and sunlit beach.
Example of Imagery
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
Example of Foreshadowing
The author uses red imagery to show something bad may happen.
Phonetically forming a word from a sound
Onomatopoeia
Example of Hyperbole
I laughed so hard my vocal chords came out.
Example of Idiom
Time to hit the hay.
A comparison without the words "like" or "as." It typically compares two unlike things by saying one thing is the other thing.
Metaphor
Example of Personification
The sun was tired and decided to sleep in.
My chain is so gold it's as bright as the sun.
Example of Simile
In "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," there's a three-headed dog guarding the trapdoor. We later learn there is a dangerous secret beneath Hogwarts.
Example of Foreshadowing
The use of a concrete image to represent an abstract idea.
Symbolism
Example of Irony
The lifeguard is scared of sharks.
Example of Symbolism
The church has a cross on it and the law firm has a picture of a scale on the sign.
Soft crying came from the moon.
Example of Personification
Hit the books
Example of Idiom
Life's a wheel of fortune and it's my chance to spin it. -Tupac
Example of Metaphor
Example of Allusion
"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get," my friend said when I was worried about what may happen with my situation.
Example of Metaphor
I'm a soldier, these rhymes are my weapons. - Eminem
Example of Imagery
The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen, making my mouth water.
Example of Allusion
He's my Romeo.
Example of Irony
The cop got a speeding ticket on the way to work.
A sentence or phrase that cannot be understood by the literal meaning of the words.
Idiom
Example of Personification
The moon thought night had caught her napping.
The bass in the song had the car jumping so high I thought I was going to fly out the sunroof and land on a cloud.
Example of Hyperbole
An indirect reference to a well-known person, place, or figure.
Allusion
Meow! The cat snuggled me.
Example of Onomatopoeia
