I turnedas whiteas a ghostSimilePersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsThe dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationHe is astingyScroogeHyperbolePhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.I am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleWhata jokePunEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleMetaphorDianawas amouse.The moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asOnomatopoeiaBOOMThisstory isinsaneHyperboleOuch!OnomatopoeiaThebride gotcold feetHyperboleThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationI turnedas whiteas a ghostSimilePersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsThe dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationHe is astingyScroogeHyperbolePhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.I am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleWhata jokePunEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleMetaphorDianawas amouse.The moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asOnomatopoeiaBOOMThisstory isinsaneHyperboleOuch!OnomatopoeiaThebride gotcold feetHyperboleThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonification

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