MetaphorSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameI am sofull that Ithink Imight popThebride gotcold feetOnomatopoeiaJessicagave methe coldshoulderShe is asthin as atoothpickRepeatedbeginningsoundsThepeacefullake wasa mirrorI turnedas whiteas a ghostThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesEEEKKK!!!PersonificationOuch!SimileThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herIdiomPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenAlliterationComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asMetaphorMetaphorSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameI am sofull that Ithink Imight popThebride gotcold feetOnomatopoeiaJessicagave methe coldshoulderShe is asthin as atoothpickRepeatedbeginningsoundsThepeacefullake wasa mirrorI turnedas whiteas a ghostThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesEEEKKK!!!PersonificationOuch!SimileThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herIdiomPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenAlliterationComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asMetaphor

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