She is asthin as atoothpickThebride gotcold feetMetaphorThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesIdiomJessicagave methe coldshoulderPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herPersonificationComparingtow thingsusing likeor asI am sofull that Ithink Imight popOnomatopoeiaMetaphorThepeacefullake wasa mirrorThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerAlliterationSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepI turnedas whiteas a ghostOuch!EEEKKK!!!RepeatedbeginningsoundsSimileShe is asthin as atoothpickThebride gotcold feetMetaphorThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesIdiomJessicagave methe coldshoulderPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herPersonificationComparingtow thingsusing likeor asI am sofull that Ithink Imight popOnomatopoeiaMetaphorThepeacefullake wasa mirrorThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerAlliterationSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepI turnedas whiteas a ghostOuch!EEEKKK!!!RepeatedbeginningsoundsSimile

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