MetaphorgivinginanimateobjectshumanqualitiesPersonificationTeethwerepearls.Heartof gold.PeterPiperpicked apepper.IdiomIt tookforever.It took amillion yearsfor her toget there!comparingtwo unalikethings notusing like orasMyheartskipped.repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsIt's rainingcats anddogs!The leavesweredancing inthe wind.Similea figure ofspeech notto be takenliterallyShe sellsseashells.Hardasrock.Cost anarm anda leg.HyperboleFast asaleopard.AlliterationComparingtwo unalikethings usinglike or asextremeexagerationMetaphorgivinginanimateobjectshumanqualitiesPersonificationTeethwerepearls.Heartof gold.PeterPiperpicked apepper.IdiomIt tookforever.It took amillion yearsfor her toget there!comparingtwo unalikethings notusing like orasMyheartskipped.repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsIt's rainingcats anddogs!The leavesweredancing inthe wind.Similea figure ofspeech notto be takenliterallyShe sellsseashells.Hardasrock.Cost anarm anda leg.HyperboleFast asaleopard.AlliterationComparingtwo unalikethings usinglike or asextremeexageration

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