AlliterationComparingtwo unalikethings usinglike or asPeterPiperpicked apepper.She sellsseashells.IdiomSimileHyperbolecomparingtwo unalikethings notusing like orasHeartof gold.Fast asaleopard.It took amillion yearsfor her toget there!Myheartskipped.a figure ofspeech notto be takenliterallyextremeexagerationPersonificationIt's rainingcats anddogs!Hardasrock.Cost anarm anda leg.The leavesweredancing inthe wind.repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsgivinginanimateobjectshumanqualitiesMetaphorTeethwerepearls.It tookforever.AlliterationComparingtwo unalikethings usinglike or asPeterPiperpicked apepper.She sellsseashells.IdiomSimileHyperbolecomparingtwo unalikethings notusing like orasHeartof gold.Fast asaleopard.It took amillion yearsfor her toget there!Myheartskipped.a figure ofspeech notto be takenliterallyextremeexagerationPersonificationIt's rainingcats anddogs!Hardasrock.Cost anarm anda leg.The leavesweredancing inthe wind.repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsgivinginanimateobjectshumanqualitiesMetaphorTeethwerepearls.It tookforever.

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. Alliteration
  2. Comparing two unalike things using like or as
  3. Peter Piper picked a pepper.
  4. She sells seashells.
  5. Idiom
  6. Simile
  7. Hyperbole
  8. comparing two unalike things not using like or as
  9. Heart of gold.
  10. Fast as a leopard.
  11. It took a million years for her to get there!
  12. My heart skipped.
  13. a figure of speech not to be taken literally
  14. extreme exageration
  15. Personification
  16. It's raining cats and dogs!
  17. Hard as rock.
  18. Cost an arm and a leg.
  19. The leaves were dancing in the wind.
  20. repetition of initial consonant sounds
  21. giving inanimate objects human qualities
  22. Metaphor
  23. Teeth were pearls.
  24. It took forever.