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

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