repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsHardasrock.PeterPiperpicked apepper.givinginanimateobjectshumanqualitiesHyperboleHeartof gold.IdiomIt took amillion yearsfor her toget there!It tookforever.MetaphorSimileComparingtwo unalikethings usinglike or asThe leavesweredancing inthe wind.a figure ofspeech notto be takenliterallyCost anarm anda leg.extremeexagerationMyheartskipped.It's rainingcats anddogs!She sellsseashells.comparingtwo unalikethings notusing like orasFast asaleopard.AlliterationTeethwerepearls.Personificationrepetitionof initialconsonantsoundsHardasrock.PeterPiperpicked apepper.givinginanimateobjectshumanqualitiesHyperboleHeartof gold.IdiomIt took amillion yearsfor her toget there!It tookforever.MetaphorSimileComparingtwo unalikethings usinglike or asThe leavesweredancing inthe wind.a figure ofspeech notto be takenliterallyCost anarm anda leg.extremeexagerationMyheartskipped.It's rainingcats anddogs!She sellsseashells.comparingtwo unalikethings notusing like orasFast asaleopard.AlliterationTeethwerepearls.Personification

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