Cost anarm anda leg.IdiomThe leavesweredancing inthe wind.Metaphora figure ofspeech notto be takenliterallyShe sellsseashells.PersonificationMyheartskipped.Alliterationcomparingtwo unalikethings notusing like orasComparingtwo unalikethings usinglike or asIt's rainingcats anddogs!Hardasrock.PeterPiperpicked apepper.givinginanimateobjectshumanqualitiesrepetitionof initialconsonantsoundsFast asaleopard.Heartof gold.extremeexagerationIt tookforever.Teethwerepearls.SimileHyperboleIt took amillion yearsfor her toget there!Cost anarm anda leg.IdiomThe leavesweredancing inthe wind.Metaphora figure ofspeech notto be takenliterallyShe sellsseashells.PersonificationMyheartskipped.Alliterationcomparingtwo unalikethings notusing like orasComparingtwo unalikethings usinglike or asIt's rainingcats anddogs!Hardasrock.PeterPiperpicked apepper.givinginanimateobjectshumanqualitiesrepetitionof initialconsonantsoundsFast asaleopard.Heartof gold.extremeexagerationIt tookforever.Teethwerepearls.SimileHyperboleIt took amillion yearsfor her toget there!

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