Comparingtwo thingsusing likeor asIdiomBang!He is asthin as atoothpickSimileMetaphorEEEKKK!!!RepeatedbeginningsoundsThebride gotcold feetThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsOnomatopoeiaA bug bite byBetty's bigtoe botheredher big time.HyperboleI am sofull that Ithink Imight popThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepShe wasas whiteas a ghostJessicagave methe coldshoulderAlliterationAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynamePhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenThepeacefullake wasa mirrorComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asIdiomBang!He is asthin as atoothpickSimileMetaphorEEEKKK!!!RepeatedbeginningsoundsThebride gotcold feetThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsOnomatopoeiaA bug bite byBetty's bigtoe botheredher big time.HyperboleI am sofull that Ithink Imight popThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerPersonificationThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepShe wasas whiteas a ghostJessicagave methe coldshoulderAlliterationAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynamePhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenThepeacefullake wasa mirror

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. Comparing two things using like or as
  2. Idiom
  3. Bang!
  4. He is as thin as a toothpick
  5. Simile
  6. Metaphor
  7. EEEKKK!!!
  8. Repeated beginning sounds
  9. The bride got cold feet
  10. The moon played hide and seek with the clouds
  11. Onomatopoeia
  12. A bug bite by Betty's big toe bothered her big time.
  13. Hyperbole
  14. I am so full that I think I might pop
  15. The thunder was grumbling with anger
  16. Personification
  17. That book was so popular, it flew off the shelves
  18. Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep
  19. She was as white as a ghost
  20. Jessica gave me the cold shoulder
  21. Alliteration
  22. All of my dreams died when I didn't hear my name
  23. Phrases that exaggerate a meaning but couldn't really happen
  24. The peaceful lake was a mirror