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

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