I turnedas whiteas a ghostThebride gotcold feetIdiomI am sofull that Ithink Imight popSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThepeacefullake wasa mirrorOuch!PersonificationComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asShe is asthin as atoothpickOnomatopoeiaMetaphorThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesAlliterationThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerEEEKKK!!!RepeatedbeginningsoundsAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herSimileMetaphorThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsJessicagave methe coldshoulderPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenI turnedas whiteas a ghostThebride gotcold feetIdiomI am sofull that Ithink Imight popSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThepeacefullake wasa mirrorOuch!PersonificationComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asShe is asthin as atoothpickOnomatopoeiaMetaphorThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesAlliterationThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerEEEKKK!!!RepeatedbeginningsoundsAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herSimileMetaphorThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsJessicagave methe coldshoulderPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappen

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