givinginanimateobjectshumanqualitiesIt's rainingcats anddogs!SimileAlliterationHeartof gold.a figure ofspeech notto be takenliterallyMyheartskipped.PeterPiperpicked apepper.Comparingtwo unalikethings usinglike or asHyperboleIt tookforever.comparingtwo unalikethings notusing like orasThe leavesweredancing inthe wind.MetaphorTeethwerepearls.repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsShe sellsseashells.PersonificationHardasrock.IdiomIt took amillion yearsfor her toget there!Cost anarm anda leg.extremeexagerationFast asaleopard.givinginanimateobjectshumanqualitiesIt's rainingcats anddogs!SimileAlliterationHeartof gold.a figure ofspeech notto be takenliterallyMyheartskipped.PeterPiperpicked apepper.Comparingtwo unalikethings usinglike or asHyperboleIt tookforever.comparingtwo unalikethings notusing like orasThe leavesweredancing inthe wind.MetaphorTeethwerepearls.repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsShe sellsseashells.PersonificationHardasrock.IdiomIt took amillion yearsfor her toget there!Cost anarm anda leg.extremeexagerationFast asaleopard.

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