Thebride gotcold feetHyperboleI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.EEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaHe is astingyScroogeHyperboleShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationMetaphorDianawas amouse.The dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorOuch!OnomatopoeiaWhata jokePunPersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationThisstory isinsaneHyperboleComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileOnomatopoeiaBOOMI turnedas whiteas a ghostSimileThebride gotcold feetHyperboleI am sofull that Ithink Imight popHyperboleMetaphorShe was aDobermanguardingthe door.EEEKKK!!!OnomatopoeiaHe is astingyScroogeHyperboleShe is asthin as atoothpickSimileJessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleSimileComparingtwo unlikethings usinglike or asPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenHyperboleMy Dad'ssnoring islouder than afreight trainHyperboleThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameHyperboleThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationMetaphorDianawas amouse.The dogsaid helloto thespoonPersonificationThepeacefullake wasa mirrorMetaphorOuch!OnomatopoeiaWhata jokePunPersonificationGiving humancharacteristicsto non-humanthingsThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationThisstory isinsaneHyperboleComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asSimileOnomatopoeiaBOOMI turnedas whiteas a ghostSimile

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