The Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.“asbusy asa bee”In Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.HeartofstoneHisargumentwas as clearas mud.DRAMATICIRONYLIKEOR ASHe is asskinny asatoothpick.The doorprotested asit openedslowly.He is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.Thesnowflakesdanced.Zip goesthejacket.SITUATIONALIRONYSARCASMClink,clank,clunk,clatterTheassignmentwas abreeze.I amdying ofshame.HUMANQUALITIESEXAGGERATION“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”SOUNDANDMEANINGShe isolderthan dirt.The fireswallowedthe entireforest.DIRECTCOMPARISONThe Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.“asbusy asa bee”In Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.HeartofstoneHisargumentwas as clearas mud.DRAMATICIRONYLIKEOR ASHe is asskinny asatoothpick.The doorprotested asit openedslowly.He is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.Thesnowflakesdanced.Zip goesthejacket.SITUATIONALIRONYSARCASMClink,clank,clunk,clatterTheassignmentwas abreeze.I amdying ofshame.HUMANQUALITIESEXAGGERATION“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”SOUNDANDMEANINGShe isolderthan dirt.The fireswallowedthe entireforest.DIRECTCOMPARISON

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