PersonificationComparingtwo unalikethings usinglike or asHyperboleIdiomgivinginanimateobjectshumanqualitiesextremeexagerationCost anarm anda leg.SimileAlliterationThe leavesweredancing inthe wind.It tookforever.a figure ofspeech notto be takenliterallyFast asaleopard.She sellsseashells.Metaphorcomparingtwo unalikethings notusing like orasTeethwerepearls.Hardasrock.repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsHeartof gold.PeterPiperpicked apepper.It took amillion yearsfor her toget there!Myheartskipped.It's rainingcats anddogs!PersonificationComparingtwo unalikethings usinglike or asHyperboleIdiomgivinginanimateobjectshumanqualitiesextremeexagerationCost anarm anda leg.SimileAlliterationThe leavesweredancing inthe wind.It tookforever.a figure ofspeech notto be takenliterallyFast asaleopard.She sellsseashells.Metaphorcomparingtwo unalikethings notusing like orasTeethwerepearls.Hardasrock.repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsHeartof gold.PeterPiperpicked apepper.It took amillion yearsfor her toget there!Myheartskipped.It's rainingcats anddogs!

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