In Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.He is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.Clink,clank,clunk,clatterSOUNDANDMEANINGHUMANQUALITIESZip goesthejacket.SARCASMHeartofstoneHe is asskinny asatoothpick.Thesnowflakesdanced.She isolderthan dirt.LIKEOR ASThe doorprotested asit openedslowly.“asbusy asa bee”Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.SITUATIONALIRONYTheassignmentwas abreeze.DRAMATICIRONYThe fireswallowedthe entireforest.I amdying ofshame.The Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”DIRECTCOMPARISONEXAGGERATIONIn Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.He is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.Clink,clank,clunk,clatterSOUNDANDMEANINGHUMANQUALITIESZip goesthejacket.SARCASMHeartofstoneHe is asskinny asatoothpick.Thesnowflakesdanced.She isolderthan dirt.LIKEOR ASThe doorprotested asit openedslowly.“asbusy asa bee”Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.SITUATIONALIRONYTheassignmentwas abreeze.DRAMATICIRONYThe fireswallowedthe entireforest.I amdying ofshame.The Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”DIRECTCOMPARISONEXAGGERATION

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