The sungreeted uswith a warmembrace inthe morning.The windhowled likea wild wolfin the night.Quietas amouse.Quithorsingaround.The alarmclockscreamed atme to wakeup.Asfresh asa daisy.Time is ariver,constantlyflowingforward.He wassick asa dog.She wasas braveas aknight.The windwhistledas it blew.The buildingtoweredover the citylike a giant.The wavesplayed tagwith thechildren onthe beach.The moonis a glowingpearl in thenight sky.Theclassroomwas a sea ofeager faces.The oldman's storieswere aswinding as ariver.She toldme that athousandtimes.The flowersdanced inthe gentlebreeze.PersonificationSimileHis wordswere sharpknives,cuttingthrough me.A feathercould'veknockedme over.SimileHer voicewas likenails on achalkboard.The smellalonecould havekilled me.The windwhisperedsecretsthrough thetrees.MetaphorMetaphorTimecrawled toa standstill.The thundergrowled itsdisapproval.PersonificationThe stormraged onlike anangry bull.She sanglike a birdin the earlymorning.He ran asfast as acheetahchasing itsprey.SimileMetaphorPersonificationShe ranlike thewind.PersonificationShe hasa heartof gold.Theclassroomwas abeehive ofactivity.The oldhousecreaked andgroaned withage.The car enginecoughed andsputteredbefore finallystarting.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricks.The watersparkled likea thousanddiamonds.The sungreeted uswith a warmembrace inthe morning.The windhowled likea wild wolfin the night.Quietas amouse.Quithorsingaround.The alarmclockscreamed atme to wakeup.Asfresh asa daisy.Time is ariver,constantlyflowingforward.He wassick asa dog.She wasas braveas aknight.The windwhistledas it blew.The buildingtoweredover the citylike a giant.The wavesplayed tagwith thechildren onthe beach.The moonis a glowingpearl in thenight sky.Theclassroomwas a sea ofeager faces.The oldman's storieswere aswinding as ariver.She toldme that athousandtimes.The flowersdanced inthe gentlebreeze.PersonificationSimileHis wordswere sharpknives,cuttingthrough me.A feathercould'veknockedme over.SimileHer voicewas likenails on achalkboard.The smellalonecould havekilled me.The windwhisperedsecretsthrough thetrees.MetaphorMetaphorTimecrawled toa standstill.The thundergrowled itsdisapproval.PersonificationThe stormraged onlike anangry bull.She sanglike a birdin the earlymorning.He ran asfast as acheetahchasing itsprey.SimileMetaphorPersonificationShe ranlike thewind.PersonificationShe hasa heartof gold.Theclassroomwas abeehive ofactivity.The oldhousecreaked andgroaned withage.The car enginecoughed andsputteredbefore finallystarting.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricks.The watersparkled likea thousanddiamonds.

Figurative Language Bingo - 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. The sun greeted us with a warm embrace in the morning.
  2. The wind howled like a wild wolf in the night.
  3. Quiet as a mouse.
  4. Quit horsing around.
  5. The alarm clock screamed at me to wake up.
  6. As fresh as a daisy.
  7. Time is a river, constantly flowing forward.
  8. He was sick as a dog.
  9. She was as brave as a knight.
  10. The wind whistled as it blew.
  11. The building towered over the city like a giant.
  12. The waves played tag with the children on the beach.
  13. The moon is a glowing pearl in the night sky.
  14. The classroom was a sea of eager faces.
  15. The old man's stories were as winding as a river.
  16. She told me that a thousand times.
  17. The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
  18. Personification
  19. Simile
  20. His words were sharp knives, cutting through me.
  21. A feather could've knocked me over.
  22. Simile
  23. Her voice was like nails on a chalkboard.
  24. The smell alone could have killed me.
  25. The wind whispered secrets through the trees.
  26. Metaphor
  27. Metaphor
  28. Time crawled to a stand still.
  29. The thunder growled its disapproval.
  30. Personification
  31. The storm raged on like an angry bull.
  32. She sang like a bird in the early morning.
  33. He ran as fast as a cheetah chasing its prey.
  34. Simile
  35. Metaphor
  36. Personification
  37. She ran like the wind.
  38. Personification
  39. She has a heart of gold.
  40. The classroom was a beehive of activity.
  41. The old house creaked and groaned with age.
  42. The car engine coughed and sputtered before finally starting.
  43. Her news hit me like a ton of bricks.
  44. The water sparkled like a thousand diamonds.