StanzaIdiomsPersonificationHyperboleDirectcomparisonof 2 unlikethings NOLIKE or ASWarm ASa springday.Thedoorcreaked.OnomatopoeiaA word thatmakes thesound of theaction itdescribesBetty boughtbutter butthe butterwas bitterAlliterationGiving anobject/animalhumanqualitiesRepetitionof vowelsounds inwordsAn expressionwhose meaningis different fromthe literalmeaning ofwordsUsing the5 sensesto describesomethingThe ballgrowled atmy feet andrefused tocooperate.metaphorImageryAssonanceFleet feetsweep bysleepinggeese.A hugeexaggerationused toemphasize apoint.Comparisonusing LIKEor ASRepeatingwords, lines,& phrasesover againRepetitionof beginningconsonantsoundsStanzaIdiomsPersonificationHyperboleDirectcomparisonof 2 unlikethings NOLIKE or ASWarm ASa springday.Thedoorcreaked.OnomatopoeiaA word thatmakes thesound of theaction itdescribesBetty boughtbutter butthe butterwas bitterAlliterationGiving anobject/animalhumanqualitiesRepetitionof vowelsounds inwordsAn expressionwhose meaningis different fromthe literalmeaning ofwordsUsing the5 sensesto describesomethingThe ballgrowled atmy feet andrefused tocooperate.metaphorImageryAssonanceFleet feetsweep bysleepinggeese.A hugeexaggerationused toemphasize apoint.Comparisonusing LIKEor ASRepeatingwords, lines,& phrasesover againRepetitionof beginningconsonantsounds

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