PersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asOnomatopoeiaBOOMComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileThebride gotcold feetHyperboleWhata jokePunThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.Phrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationI turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileOuch!OnomatopoeiaAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleThe dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleHe is astingyScroogeHyperboleMetaphorDianawas amouse.The thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationThisstory isinsaneHyperboleMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorPersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asOnomatopoeiaBOOMComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileThebride gotcold feetHyperboleWhata jokePunThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.Phrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationI turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileOuch!OnomatopoeiaAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleThe dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleHe is astingyScroogeHyperboleMetaphorDianawas amouse.The thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationThisstory isinsaneHyperboleMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphor

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