metaphorAlliterationRepeatingwords, lines,& phrasesover againAssonanceA word thatmakes thesound of theaction itdescribesWarm ASa springday.PersonificationThedoorcreaked.Giving anobject/animalhumanqualitiesRepetitionof vowelsounds inwordsFleet feetsweep bysleepinggeese.IdiomsOnomatopoeiaComparisonusing LIKEor ASStanzaA hugeexaggerationused toemphasize apoint.HyperboleDirectcomparisonof 2 unlikethings NOLIKE or ASThe ballgrowled atmy feet andrefused tocooperate.An expressionwhose meaningis different fromthe literalmeaning ofwordsImageryUsing the5 sensesto describesomethingBetty boughtbutter butthe butterwas bitterRepetitionof beginningconsonantsoundsmetaphorAlliterationRepeatingwords, lines,& phrasesover againAssonanceA word thatmakes thesound of theaction itdescribesWarm ASa springday.PersonificationThedoorcreaked.Giving anobject/animalhumanqualitiesRepetitionof vowelsounds inwordsFleet feetsweep bysleepinggeese.IdiomsOnomatopoeiaComparisonusing LIKEor ASStanzaA hugeexaggerationused toemphasize apoint.HyperboleDirectcomparisonof 2 unlikethings NOLIKE or ASThe ballgrowled atmy feet andrefused tocooperate.An expressionwhose meaningis different fromthe literalmeaning ofwordsImageryUsing the5 sensesto describesomethingBetty boughtbutter butthe butterwas bitterRepetitionof 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. metaphor
  2. Alliteration
  3. Repeating words, lines, & phrases over again
  4. Assonance
  5. A word that makes the sound of the action it describes
  6. Warm AS a spring day.
  7. Personification
  8. The door creaked.
  9. Giving an object/animal human qualities
  10. Repetition of vowel sounds in words
  11. Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese.
  12. Idioms
  13. Onomatopoeia
  14. Comparison using LIKE or AS
  15. Stanza
  16. A huge exaggeration used to emphasize a point.
  17. Hyperbole
  18. Direct comparison of 2 unlike things NO LIKE or AS
  19. The ball growled at my feet and refused to cooperate.
  20. An expression whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of words
  21. Imagery
  22. Using the 5 senses to describe something
  23. Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter
  24. Repetition of beginning consonant sounds