Whata jokePunEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaOuch!OnomatopoeiaPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleI turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorPersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsThisstory isinsaneHyperboleShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileThe dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationMetaphorDianawas amouse.All of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleOnomatopoeiaBOOMSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asThebride gotcold feetHyperboleMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.The moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationHe is astingyScroogeHyperboleWhata jokePunEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaOuch!OnomatopoeiaPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleI turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorPersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsThisstory isinsaneHyperboleShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileThe dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationMetaphorDianawas amouse.All of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleOnomatopoeiaBOOMSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asThebride gotcold feetHyperboleMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.The moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationHe is astingyScroogeHyperbole

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