MetaphorThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herShe is asthin as atoothpickThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationJessicagave methe coldshoulderI turnedas whiteas a ghostThepeacefullake wasa mirrorI am sofull that Ithink Imight popEEEKKK!!!Thebride gotcold feetPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenRepeatedbeginningsoundsAlliterationOnomatopoeiaOuch!That bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepIdiomAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameMetaphorComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileMetaphorThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herShe is asthin as atoothpickThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationJessicagave methe coldshoulderI turnedas whiteas a ghostThepeacefullake wasa mirrorI am sofull that Ithink Imight popEEEKKK!!!Thebride gotcold feetPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenRepeatedbeginningsoundsAlliterationOnomatopoeiaOuch!That bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepIdiomAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameMetaphorComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimile

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.


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  1. Metaphor
  2. The thunder was grumbling with anger
  3. A bug bite by Betty's big toe bugged her
  4. She is as thin as a toothpick
  5. The moon played hide and seek with the clouds
  6. Personification
  7. Jessica gave me the cold shoulder
  8. I turned as white as a ghost
  9. The peaceful lake was a mirror
  10. I am so full that I think I might pop
  11. EEEKKK!!!
  12. The bride got cold feet
  13. Phrases that exaggerate a meaning but couldn't really happen
  14. Repeated beginning sounds
  15. Alliteration
  16. Onomatopoeia
  17. Ouch!
  18. That book was so popular, it flew off the shelves
  19. Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep
  20. Idiom
  21. All of my dreams died when I didn't hear my name
  22. Metaphor
  23. Comparing two things using like or as
  24. Simile