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

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