The dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationPersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asHe is astingyScroogeHyperboleThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleOnomatopoeiaBOOMThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationThisstory isinsaneHyperboleMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.Ouch!OnomatopoeiaComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationThebride gotcold feetHyperboleWhata jokePunAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleI turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileMetaphorDianawas amouse.That bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleThe dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationPersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asHe is astingyScroogeHyperboleThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleOnomatopoeiaBOOMThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationThisstory isinsaneHyperboleMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.Ouch!OnomatopoeiaComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationThebride gotcold feetHyperboleWhata jokePunAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleI turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileMetaphorDianawas amouse.That bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperbole

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