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

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