The deskwasshiveringwith fearalliterationShe sellsseashellsby the seashore.SimileAcomparisonthat does notuse "like" or"asSimileonomonpiaI am sohungry thatI could eata horseA wordthatimitates asoundalliterationShe was awalkingencyclopediaI am sohungry Icould eata horse.Bang!metaphorShe wasas fast aslightening.Similerepetition ofsound at thebeginning ofwordsqualities tosomethingnon-humanBreaka leg!the sunwasshinning onSaturdayAnextremeexaggerationAcomparisonusing "like"or "as"metaphoronomonpiaThe deskwasshiveringwith fearalliterationShe sellsseashellsby the seashore.SimileAcomparisonthat does notuse "like" or"asSimileonomonpiaI am sohungry thatI could eata horseA wordthatimitates asoundalliterationShe was awalkingencyclopediaI am sohungry Icould eata horse.Bang!metaphorShe wasas fast aslightening.Similerepetition ofsound at thebeginning ofwordsqualities tosomethingnon-humanBreaka leg!the sunwasshinning onSaturdayAnextremeexaggerationAcomparisonusing "like"or "as"metaphoronomonpia

Figurative Language - 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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
  1. The desk was shivering with fear
  2. alliteration
  3. She sells seashells by the sea shore.
  4. Simile
  5. A comparison that does not use "like" or "as
  6. Simile
  7. onomonpia
  8. I am so hungry that I could eat a horse
  9. A word that imitates a sound
  10. alliteration
  11. She was a walking encyclopedia
  12. I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
  13. Bang!
  14. metaphor
  15. She was as fast as lightening.
  16. Simile
  17. repetition of sound at the beginning of words
  18. qualities to something non-human
  19. Break a leg!
  20. the sun was shinning on Saturday
  21. An extreme exaggeration
  22. A comparison using "like" or "as"
  23. metaphor
  24. onomonpia