A hugeexaggerationused toemphasize apoint.PersonificationAssonanceDirectcomparisonof 2 unlikethings NOLIKE or ASAn expressionwhose meaningis different fromthe literalmeaning ofwordsThe ballgrowled atmy feet andrefused tocooperate.Fleet feetsweep bysleepinggeese.StanzaRepeatingwords, lines,& phrasesover againHyperboleOnomatopoeiaThedoorcreaked.A word thatmakes thesound of theaction itdescribesmetaphorUsing the5 sensesto describesomethingIdiomsGiving anobject/animalhumanqualitiesRepetitionof beginningconsonantsoundsRepetitionof vowelsounds inwordsAlliterationImageryComparisonusing LIKEor ASWarm ASa springday.Betty boughtbutter butthe butterwas bitterA hugeexaggerationused toemphasize apoint.PersonificationAssonanceDirectcomparisonof 2 unlikethings NOLIKE or ASAn expressionwhose meaningis different fromthe literalmeaning ofwordsThe ballgrowled atmy feet andrefused tocooperate.Fleet feetsweep bysleepinggeese.StanzaRepeatingwords, lines,& phrasesover againHyperboleOnomatopoeiaThedoorcreaked.A word thatmakes thesound of theaction itdescribesmetaphorUsing the5 sensesto describesomethingIdiomsGiving anobject/animalhumanqualitiesRepetitionof beginningconsonantsoundsRepetitionof vowelsounds inwordsAlliterationImageryComparisonusing LIKEor ASWarm ASa springday.Betty boughtbutter butthe butterwas bitter

Figurative Language Bingo - 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. A huge exaggeration used to emphasize a point.
  2. Personification
  3. Assonance
  4. Direct comparison of 2 unlike things NO LIKE or AS
  5. An expression whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of words
  6. The ball growled at my feet and refused to cooperate.
  7. Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese.
  8. Stanza
  9. Repeating words, lines, & phrases over again
  10. Hyperbole
  11. Onomatopoeia
  12. The door creaked.
  13. A word that makes the sound of the action it describes
  14. metaphor
  15. Using the 5 senses to describe something
  16. Idioms
  17. Giving an object/animal human qualities
  18. Repetition of beginning consonant sounds
  19. Repetition of vowel sounds in words
  20. Alliteration
  21. Imagery
  22. Comparison using LIKE or AS
  23. Warm AS a spring day.
  24. Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter