(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 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 Idiom
Time to hit the hay.
Using descriptive language that appeals to the reader's senses in order to paint a mental picture for the reader.
Imagery
Example of Personification
The moon thought night had caught her napping.
An indirect reference to a well-known person, place, or figure.
Allusion
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
Her long nails got her looking like a boss in a skirt, Okurrr.
Example of Allusion
Downplaying the severity of something/To make it seem less significant than it is
Meiosis (Understatement)
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 Hyperbole
I've got a million things to do today.
Life's a wheel of fortune and it's my chance to spin it. -Tupac
Example of Metaphor
As the dentist worked on my teeth, I could smell his bad breath and see how yellow his teeth were!
Example of Irony
Example of Simile
What he saw was a mountain as big as hurt feelings.
Example of Allusion
It's May 4th. May the Fourth be with you!
Example of Symbolism
She drew a heart on my paper to send a message that she liked me.
Example of Personification
The sun was tired and decided to sleep in.
Soft crying came from the moon.
Example of Personification
Example of Simile
When she screams, it sounds like nails on a chalkboard.
Example of Alliteration
Kanye collected crazies and Kardashians.
The ring from "Lord of the Rings" has meaning of power and corruption.
Example of Symbolism
Example of Personification
The wind was out of breath trying to keep up with him.
Meow! The cat snuggled me.
Example of Onomatopoeia
Example of Symbolism
The church has a cross on it and the law firm has a picture of a scale on the sign.
Expecting one thing but the unexpected happens; often for humorous or sarcastic effect. In literature, there are 3 different types.
Irony
Kodak Black's cool charisma captivates countless crowds.
Example of Alliteration
Phonetically forming a word from a sound
Onomatopoeia
Example of Foreshadowing
The author uses red imagery to show something bad may happen.
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
Example of Imagery
The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen, making my mouth water.
A sentence or phrase that cannot be understood by the literal meaning of the words.
Idiom
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
Giving human characteristics to a nonhuman thing.
Personification
Example of Irony
The lifeguard is scared of sharks.
A comparison without the words "like" or "as." It typically compares two unlike things by saying one thing is the other thing.
Metaphor
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 laughed so hard my vocal chords came out.
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.
Example of Metaphor
I'm a soldier, these rhymes are my weapons. - Eminem
Example of Irony
The cop got a speeding ticket on the way to work.
Example of Allusion
He's my Romeo.
A large exaggeration
Hyperbole
The sand was warm and soft between my toes as I slowly walked along the warm and sunlit beach.
Example of Imagery
Hit the books
Example of Idiom
My chain is so gold it's as bright as the sun.
Example of Simile
The use of a concrete image to represent an abstract idea.
Symbolism
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
I have a little bit of homework (when in reality you have a ton of homework).
Example of Meiosis (Understatement)
