MetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.I turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileOuch!OnomatopoeiaMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperbolePersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleThisstory isinsaneHyperboleWhata jokePunPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleThe dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationHe is astingyScroogeHyperboleThebride gotcold feetHyperboleOnomatopoeiaBOOMComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationMetaphorDianawas amouse.She is asthin as atoothpickSimileThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.I turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileOuch!OnomatopoeiaMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleEEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperbolePersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleThisstory isinsaneHyperboleWhata jokePunPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleThe dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationHe is astingyScroogeHyperboleThebride gotcold feetHyperboleOnomatopoeiaBOOMComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationMetaphorDianawas amouse.She is asthin as atoothpickSimileThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or as

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