SITUATIONALIRONYDRAMATICIRONYZip goesthejacket.Clink,clank,clunk,clatterShe isolderthan dirt.Thesnowflakesdanced.Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.“asbusy asa bee”LIKEOR ASSARCASMThe fireswallowedthe entireforest.HeartofstoneHe is asskinny asatoothpick.He is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.SOUNDANDMEANINGHUMANQUALITIESDIRECTCOMPARISONEXAGGERATIONTheassignmentwas abreeze.The doorprotested asit openedslowly.In Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”I amdying ofshame.The Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.FREE!SITUATIONALIRONYDRAMATICIRONYZip goesthejacket.Clink,clank,clunk,clatterShe isolderthan dirt.Thesnowflakesdanced.Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.“asbusy asa bee”LIKEOR ASSARCASMThe fireswallowedthe entireforest.HeartofstoneHe is asskinny asatoothpick.He is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.SOUNDANDMEANINGHUMANQUALITIESDIRECTCOMPARISONEXAGGERATIONTheassignmentwas abreeze.The doorprotested asit openedslowly.In Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”I amdying ofshame.The Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.FREE!

FIGURES OF SPEECH - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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. G-SITUATIONAL IRONY
  2. G-DRAMATIC IRONY
  3. N-Zip goes the jacket.
  4. O-Clink, clank, clunk, clatter
  5. B-She is older than dirt.
  6. B-The snowflakes danced.
  7. N-His argument was as clear as mud.
  8. O-“as busy as a bee”
  9. G-LIKE OR AS
  10. B-SARCASM
  11. I-The fire swallowed the entire forest.
  12. N-Heart of stone
  13. I-He is as skinny as a toothpick.
  14. I-He is a pilot but, is afraid of heights.
  15. I-SOUND AND MEANING
  16. O-HUMAN QUALITIES
  17. N-DIRECT COMPARISON
  18. B-EXAGGERATION
  19. I-The assignment was a breeze.
  20. G-The door protested as it opened slowly.
  21. G-In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo thinks Juliet is dead and the audience knows she is not.
  22. O-“Oh great! Now you have broken my new camera.”
  23. O-I am dying of shame.
  24. B-The Titanic was said to be unsinkable.
  25. N-FREE!