EEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asThebride gotcold feetHyperboleHe is astingyScroogeHyperbolePersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsI turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileOuch!OnomatopoeiaThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.OnomatopoeiaBOOMMetaphorDianawas amouse.Whata jokePunThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationThisstory isinsaneHyperboleThe dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperbolePhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asThebride gotcold feetHyperboleHe is astingyScroogeHyperbolePersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsI turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileOuch!OnomatopoeiaThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.OnomatopoeiaBOOMMetaphorDianawas amouse.Whata jokePunThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationThisstory isinsaneHyperboleThe dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperbolePhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperbole

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