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

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 pie smelled of warm cinnamon and sweet apples, its crust golden brown.
  2. The repetition of the same starting sound in a series of words.
  3. Life is a rollercoaster, full of ups and downs.
  4. Words that imitate sounds.
  5. Isn't it obvious?
  6. The bees buzzed, and the water splashed.
  7. A play on words that uses similar sounds or multiple meanings to be funny or clever.
  8. Listen → Silent
  9. An exaggeration used to make a point or create an effect.
  10. A chain can symbolize oppression or unity, depending on context.
  11. The car sped away like a rocket on the highway.
  12. I’ve told you a thousand times to clean your room!
  13. A question asked for effect, not to get an answer.
  14. The whistling wind wandered through the woods.
  15. The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences or lines.
  16. Every day, I wake up. Every day, I strive.
  17. A question asked for effect, not to get an answer.
  18. Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.
  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. When an object, color, or action represents a deeper meaning or idea.
  22. Using descriptive language to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind, appealing to the senses.
  23. The sun smiled down on us.
  24. A word or phrase made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.