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

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