PersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileMetaphorDianawas amouse.The dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationOnomatopoeiaBOOMMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.He is astingyScroogeHyperbolePhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationOuch!OnomatopoeiaThisstory isinsaneHyperboleSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationI turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileWhata jokePunI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleThebride gotcold feetHyperboleMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperbolePersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileMetaphorDianawas amouse.The dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationOnomatopoeiaBOOMMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.He is astingyScroogeHyperbolePhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationOuch!OnomatopoeiaThisstory isinsaneHyperboleSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationI turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileWhata jokePunI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleThebride gotcold feetHyperboleMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperbole

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