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

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