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

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