Phrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorI turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.The moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationThe dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationThisstory isinsaneHyperboleOnomatopoeiaBOOMThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleThebride gotcold feetHyperboleComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileWhata jokePunMetaphorDianawas amouse.SimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationOuch!OnomatopoeiaHe is astingyScroogeHyperboleAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaPersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperbolePhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorI turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.The moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationThe dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationThisstory isinsaneHyperboleOnomatopoeiaBOOMThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleThebride gotcold feetHyperboleComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileWhata jokePunMetaphorDianawas amouse.SimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationOuch!OnomatopoeiaHe is astingyScroogeHyperboleAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaPersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperbole

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