MetaphorDianawas amouse.PersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsOuch!OnomatopoeiaJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleI turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorThebride gotcold feetHyperboleThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleThe dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileHe is astingyScroogeHyperboleSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleThisstory isinsaneHyperboleOnomatopoeiaBOOMWhata jokePunThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.Comparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleMetaphorDianawas amouse.PersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsOuch!OnomatopoeiaJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleI turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorThebride gotcold feetHyperboleThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleThe dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileHe is astingyScroogeHyperboleSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleThisstory isinsaneHyperboleOnomatopoeiaBOOMWhata jokePunThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.Comparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaMy 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. Diana was a mouse.
    Metaphor
  2. Giving human characteristics to non-human things
    Personification
  3. Onomatopoeia
    Ouch!
  4. Hyperbole
    Jessica gave me the cold shoulder
  5. Simile
    I turned as white as a ghost
  6. Personification
    The moon played hide and seek with the clouds
  7. Metaphor
    The peaceful lake was a mirror
  8. Hyperbole
    The bride got cold feet
  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. Hyperbole
    All of my dreams died when I didn't hear my name
  12. Personification
    The dog said hello to the spoon
  13. Simile
    She is as thin as a toothpick
  14. Hyperbole
    He is a stingy Scrooge
  15. Comparing two unlike things using like or as
    Simile
  16. Hyperbole
    Phrases that exaggerate a meaning but couldn't really happen
  17. Hyperbole
    This story is insane
  18. BOOM
    Onomatopoeia
  19. Pun
    What a joke
  20. Personification
    The thunder was grumbling with anger
  21. She was a Doberman guarding the door.
    Metaphor
  22. Simile
    Comparing two things using like or as
  23. Onomatopoeia
    EEEKKK!!!
  24. Hyperbole
    My Dad's snoring is louder than a freight train