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

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