SimileMetaphorI am sofull that Ithink Imight popSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerJessicagave methe coldshoulderRepeatedbeginningsoundsOnomatopoeiaPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenEEEKKK!!!vividdescriptionthat appliesto the 5senses.PersonificationShe is asthin as atoothpickThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herI turnedas whiteas a ghostAn extremeexaggerationAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameImageryRepetitionComparingtow thingsusing likeor asThebride gotcold feetAlliterationHyperboleIdiomThepeacefullake wasa mirrorThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsSimileMetaphorI am sofull that Ithink Imight popSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerJessicagave methe coldshoulderRepeatedbeginningsoundsOnomatopoeiaPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenEEEKKK!!!vividdescriptionthat appliesto the 5senses.PersonificationShe is asthin as atoothpickThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herI turnedas whiteas a ghostAn extremeexaggerationAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameImageryRepetitionComparingtow thingsusing likeor asThebride gotcold feetAlliterationHyperboleIdiomThepeacefullake wasa mirrorThe moonplayed hideand seekwith theclouds

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
  2. Metaphor
  3. I am so full that I think I might pop
  4. Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep
  5. The thunder was grumbling with anger
  6. Jessica gave me the cold shoulder
  7. Repeated beginning sounds
  8. Onomatopoeia
  9. Phrases that exaggerate a meaning but couldn't really happen
  10. EEEKKK!!!
  11. vivid description that applies to the 5 senses.
  12. Personification
  13. She is as thin as a toothpick
  14. That book was so popular, it flew off the shelves
  15. A bug bite by Betty's big toe bugged her
  16. I turned as white as a ghost
  17. An extreme exaggeration
  18. All of my dreams died when I didn't hear my name
  19. Imagery
  20. Repetition
  21. Comparing tow things using like or as
  22. The bride got cold feet
  23. Alliteration
  24. Hyperbole
  25. Idiom
  26. The peaceful lake was a mirror
  27. The moon played hide and seek with the clouds