A chain cansymbolizeoppression orunity,depending oncontext. Isn't itobvious? The pie smelledof warmcinnamon andsweet apples,its crust goldenbrown.ListenSilent I’ve told youa thousandtimes toclean yourroom! A questionasked foreffect, not toget an answer.  Life is arollercoaster,full of upsand downs. The sunsmileddown onus. Using descriptivelanguage to createvivid pictures inthe reader's mind,appealing to thesenses.  The beesbuzzed, andthe watersplashed.The repetition of aword or phrase atthe beginning ofsuccessivesentences or lines.  Every day,I wake up.Every day,I strive. The whistlingwindwanderedthrough thewoods. The repetitionof the samestarting soundin a series ofwords.  A directcomparisonbetween twothings withoutusing "like" or "as."  A word or phrasemade byrearranging theletters of anotherword or phrase.  A play on wordsthat uses similarsounds or multiplemeanings to befunny or clever.  Words thatimitatesounds.  A comparisonbetween twothings usingthe words"like" or "as."The car spedaway like arocket on thehighway.  Giving humanqualities toanimals, objects,or ideas.  Anexaggerationused to make apoint or createan effect.  A questionasked foreffect, not toget ananswer.When an object,color, or actionrepresents adeeper meaningor idea.  A chain cansymbolizeoppression orunity,depending oncontext. Isn't itobvious? The pie smelledof warmcinnamon andsweet apples,its crust goldenbrown.ListenSilent I’ve told youa thousandtimes toclean yourroom! A questionasked foreffect, not toget an answer.  Life is arollercoaster,full of upsand downs. The sunsmileddown onus. Using descriptivelanguage to createvivid pictures inthe reader's mind,appealing to thesenses.  The beesbuzzed, andthe watersplashed.The repetition of aword or phrase atthe beginning ofsuccessivesentences or lines.  Every day,I wake up.Every day,I strive. The whistlingwindwanderedthrough thewoods. The repetitionof the samestarting soundin a series ofwords.  A directcomparisonbetween twothings withoutusing "like" or "as."  A word or phrasemade byrearranging theletters of anotherword or phrase.  A play on wordsthat uses similarsounds or multiplemeanings to befunny or clever.  Words thatimitatesounds.  A comparisonbetween twothings usingthe words"like" or "as."The car spedaway like arocket on thehighway.  Giving humanqualities toanimals, objects,or ideas.  Anexaggerationused to make apoint or createan effect.  A questionasked foreffect, not toget ananswer.When an object,color, or actionrepresents adeeper meaningor idea.  

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE - 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 chain can symbolize oppression or unity, depending on context.
  2. Isn't it obvious?
  3. The pie smelled of warm cinnamon and sweet apples, its crust golden brown.
  4. Listen → Silent
  5. I’ve told you a thousand times to clean your room!
  6. A question asked for effect, not to get an answer.
  7. Life is a rollercoaster, full of ups and downs.
  8. The sun smiled down on us.
  9. Using descriptive language to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind, appealing to the senses.
  10. The bees buzzed, and the water splashed.
  11. The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences or lines.
  12. Every day, I wake up. Every day, I strive.
  13. The whistling wind wandered through the woods.
  14. The repetition of the same starting sound in a series of words.
  15. A direct comparison between two things without using "like" or "as."
  16. A word or phrase made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
  17. A play on words that uses similar sounds or multiple meanings to be funny or clever.
  18. Words that imitate sounds.
  19. A comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as."
  20. The car sped away like a rocket on the highway.
  21. Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.
  22. An exaggeration used to make a point or create an effect.
  23. A question asked for effect, not to get an answer.
  24. When an object, color, or action represents a deeper meaning or idea.