Comparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileOnomatopoeiaBOOMThebride gotcold feetHyperboleHe is astingyScroogeHyperboleThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.I turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationThisstory isinsaneHyperboleMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleThe dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleMetaphorDianawas amouse.Ouch!OnomatopoeiaEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaPersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsWhata jokePunI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileOnomatopoeiaBOOMThebride gotcold feetHyperboleHe is astingyScroogeHyperboleThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.I turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationThisstory isinsaneHyperboleMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleThe dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleMetaphorDianawas amouse.Ouch!OnomatopoeiaEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaPersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsWhata jokePunI 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. Simile
    Comparing two things using like or as
  2. BOOM
    Onomatopoeia
  3. Hyperbole
    The bride got cold feet
  4. Hyperbole
    He is a stingy Scrooge
  5. Hyperbole
    That book was so popular, it flew off the shelves
  6. Personification
    The thunder was grumbling with anger
  7. She was a Doberman guarding the door.
    Metaphor
  8. Simile
    I turned as white as a ghost
  9. Metaphor
    The peaceful lake was a mirror
  10. Hyperbole
    Jessica gave me the cold shoulder
  11. Comparing two unlike things using like or as
    Simile
  12. Simile
    She is as thin as a toothpick
  13. Personification
    The moon played hide and seek with the clouds
  14. Hyperbole
    This story is insane
  15. Hyperbole
    My Dad's snoring is louder than a freight train
  16. Hyperbole
    All of my dreams died when I didn't hear my name
  17. Personification
    The dog said hello to the spoon
  18. Hyperbole
    Phrases that exaggerate a meaning but couldn't really happen
  19. Diana was a mouse.
    Metaphor
  20. Onomatopoeia
    Ouch!
  21. Onomatopoeia
    EEEKKK!!!
  22. Giving human characteristics to non-human things
    Personification
  23. Pun
    What a joke
  24. Hyperbole
    I am so full that I think I might pop