The leavesweredancing inthe wind.givinginanimateobjectshumanqualitiesrepetitionof initialconsonantsoundsa figure ofspeech notto be takenliterallyPeterPiperpicked apepper.extremeexagerationPersonificationShe sellsseashells.AlliterationIt took amillion yearsfor her toget there!Fast asaleopard.Myheartskipped.Heartof gold.Hardasrock.Cost anarm anda leg.comparingtwo unalikethings notusing like orasComparingtwo unalikethings usinglike or asIdiomIt tookforever.MetaphorIt's rainingcats anddogs!HyperboleSimileTeethwerepearls.The leavesweredancing inthe wind.givinginanimateobjectshumanqualitiesrepetitionof initialconsonantsoundsa figure ofspeech notto be takenliterallyPeterPiperpicked apepper.extremeexagerationPersonificationShe sellsseashells.AlliterationIt took amillion yearsfor her toget there!Fast asaleopard.Myheartskipped.Heartof gold.Hardasrock.Cost anarm anda leg.comparingtwo unalikethings notusing like orasComparingtwo unalikethings usinglike or asIdiomIt tookforever.MetaphorIt's rainingcats anddogs!HyperboleSimileTeethwerepearls.

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