Using the5 sensesto describesomethingAlliterationBetty boughtbutter butthe butterwas bitterAssonanceGiving anobject/animalhumanqualitiesThedoorcreaked.A hugeexaggerationused toemphasize apoint.ImageryA word thatmakes thesound of theaction itdescribesFleet feetsweep bysleepinggeese.StanzaWarm ASa springday.PersonificationHyperboleRepetitionof beginningconsonantsoundsDirectcomparisonof 2 unlikethings NOLIKE or ASmetaphorAn expressionwhose meaningis different fromthe literalmeaning ofwordsThe ballgrowled atmy feet andrefused tocooperate.OnomatopoeiaComparisonusing LIKEor ASIdiomsRepetitionof vowelsounds inwordsRepeatingwords, lines,& phrasesover againUsing the5 sensesto describesomethingAlliterationBetty boughtbutter butthe butterwas bitterAssonanceGiving anobject/animalhumanqualitiesThedoorcreaked.A hugeexaggerationused toemphasize apoint.ImageryA word thatmakes thesound of theaction itdescribesFleet feetsweep bysleepinggeese.StanzaWarm ASa springday.PersonificationHyperboleRepetitionof beginningconsonantsoundsDirectcomparisonof 2 unlikethings NOLIKE or ASmetaphorAn expressionwhose meaningis different fromthe literalmeaning ofwordsThe ballgrowled atmy feet andrefused tocooperate.OnomatopoeiaComparisonusing LIKEor ASIdiomsRepetitionof vowelsounds inwordsRepeatingwords, lines,& phrasesover again

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