He is asskinny asatoothpick.The Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.He is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.Zip goesthejacket.The fireswallowedthe entireforest.HUMANQUALITIESThesnowflakesdanced.She isolderthan dirt.EXAGGERATIONThe doorprotested asit openedslowly.“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”In Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.I amdying ofshame.HeartofstoneSARCASMLIKEOR ASDIRECTCOMPARISONTheassignmentwas abreeze.“asbusy asa bee”FREE!Clink,clank,clunk,clatterSOUNDANDMEANINGDRAMATICIRONYSITUATIONALIRONYHe is asskinny asatoothpick.The Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.He is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.Zip goesthejacket.The fireswallowedthe entireforest.HUMANQUALITIESThesnowflakesdanced.She isolderthan dirt.EXAGGERATIONThe doorprotested asit openedslowly.“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”In Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.I amdying ofshame.HeartofstoneSARCASMLIKEOR ASDIRECTCOMPARISONTheassignmentwas abreeze.“asbusy asa bee”FREE!Clink,clank,clunk,clatterSOUNDANDMEANINGDRAMATICIRONYSITUATIONALIRONY

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