Hisargumentwas as clearas mud.FREE!She isolderthan dirt.In Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.SOUNDANDMEANINGThe Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.The fireswallowedthe entireforest.The doorprotested asit openedslowly.Thesnowflakesdanced.Theassignmentwas abreeze.SITUATIONALIRONY“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”“asbusy asa bee”I amdying ofshame.LIKEOR ASHe is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.Zip goesthejacket.SARCASMHe is asskinny asatoothpick.DIRECTCOMPARISONHeartofstoneEXAGGERATIONClink,clank,clunk,clatterDRAMATICIRONYHUMANQUALITIESHisargumentwas as clearas mud.FREE!She isolderthan dirt.In Romeo andJuliet, Romeothinks Juliet isdead and theaudience knowsshe is not.SOUNDANDMEANINGThe Titanicwas said tobeunsinkable.The fireswallowedthe entireforest.The doorprotested asit openedslowly.Thesnowflakesdanced.Theassignmentwas abreeze.SITUATIONALIRONY“Oh great!Now youhave brokenmy newcamera.”“asbusy asa bee”I amdying ofshame.LIKEOR ASHe is apilot but,is afraid ofheights.Zip goesthejacket.SARCASMHe is asskinny asatoothpick.DIRECTCOMPARISONHeartofstoneEXAGGERATIONClink,clank,clunk,clatterDRAMATICIRONYHUMANQUALITIES

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