SITUATIONALIRONY“asbusy asa bee”In Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.Theassignmentwas abreeze.SARCASMHe is asskinny asatoothpick.She isolderthan dirt.SOUNDANDMEANINGClink,clank,clunk,clatterThe fireswallowedthe entireforest.Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.DRAMATICIRONYThe doorprotested asit openedslowly.I amdying ofshame.EXAGGERATIONDIRECTCOMPARISONHeartofstoneHUMANQUALITIESThesnowflakesdanced.“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”LIKEOR ASHe is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.The Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.Zip goesthejacket.SITUATIONALIRONY“asbusy asa bee”In Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.Theassignmentwas abreeze.SARCASMHe is asskinny asatoothpick.She isolderthan dirt.SOUNDANDMEANINGClink,clank,clunk,clatterThe fireswallowedthe entireforest.Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.DRAMATICIRONYThe doorprotested asit openedslowly.I amdying ofshame.EXAGGERATIONDIRECTCOMPARISONHeartofstoneHUMANQUALITIESThesnowflakesdanced.“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”LIKEOR ASHe is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.The Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.Zip goesthejacket.

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