MetaphorEEEKKK!!!The thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenOuch!She is asthin as atoothpickThepeacefullake wasa mirrorI am sofull that Ithink Imight popThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesThisstory isinsaneSimileI turnedas whiteas a ghostMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainOnomatopoeiaAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameWhata jokeHe is astingyScroogeThe dogsaid helloto thespoonThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsMetaphorThebride gotcold feetJessicagave methe coldshoulderComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asPersonificationMetaphorEEEKKK!!!The thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenOuch!She is asthin as atoothpickThepeacefullake wasa mirrorI am sofull that Ithink Imight popThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesThisstory isinsaneSimileI turnedas whiteas a ghostMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainOnomatopoeiaAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameWhata jokeHe is astingyScroogeThe dogsaid helloto thespoonThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsMetaphorThebride gotcold feetJessicagave methe coldshoulderComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asPersonification

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. EEEKKK!!!
  3. The thunder was grumbling with anger
  4. Phrases that exaggerate a meaning but couldn't really happen
  5. Ouch!
  6. She is as thin as a toothpick
  7. The peaceful lake was a mirror
  8. I am so full that I think I might pop
  9. That book was so popular, it flew off the shelves
  10. This story is insane
  11. Simile
  12. I turned as white as a ghost
  13. My Dad's snoring is louder than a freight train
  14. Onomatopoeia
  15. All of my dreams died when I didn't hear my name
  16. What a joke
  17. He is a stingy Scrooge
  18. The dog said hello to the spoon
  19. The moon played hide and seek with the clouds
  20. Metaphor
  21. The bride got cold feet
  22. Jessica gave me the cold shoulder
  23. Comparing two things using like or as
  24. Personification