SITUATIONALIRONYIn Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.She isolderthan dirt.Theassignmentwas abreeze.He is asskinny asatoothpick.DRAMATICIRONYThe Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.Thesnowflakesdanced.SOUNDANDMEANING“asbusy asa bee”HeartofstoneLIKEOR ASHUMANQUALITIESDIRECTCOMPARISONClink,clank,clunk,clatterSARCASMEXAGGERATION“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”The doorprotested asit openedslowly.Zip goesthejacket.I amdying ofshame.He is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.The fireswallowedthe entireforest.SITUATIONALIRONYIn Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.She isolderthan dirt.Theassignmentwas abreeze.He is asskinny asatoothpick.DRAMATICIRONYThe Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.Thesnowflakesdanced.SOUNDANDMEANING“asbusy asa bee”HeartofstoneLIKEOR ASHUMANQUALITIESDIRECTCOMPARISONClink,clank,clunk,clatterSARCASMEXAGGERATION“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”The doorprotested asit openedslowly.Zip goesthejacket.I amdying ofshame.He is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.The fireswallowedthe entireforest.

FIGURES OF SPEECH - 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. SITUATIONAL IRONY
  2. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo thinks Juliet is dead and the audience knows she is not.
  3. She is older than dirt.
  4. The assignment was a breeze.
  5. He is as skinny as a toothpick.
  6. DRAMATIC IRONY
  7. The Titanic was said to be unsinkable.
  8. His argument was as clear as mud.
  9. The snowflakes danced.
  10. SOUND AND MEANING
  11. “as busy as a bee”
  12. Heart of stone
  13. LIKE OR AS
  14. HUMAN QUALITIES
  15. DIRECT COMPARISON
  16. Clink, clank, clunk, clatter
  17. SARCASM
  18. EXAGGERATION
  19. “Oh great! Now you have broken my new camera.”
  20. The door protested as it opened slowly.
  21. Zip goes the jacket.
  22. I am dying of shame.
  23. He is a pilot but, is afraid of heights.
  24. The fire swallowed the entire forest.