PersonificationThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerHyperboleJessicagave methe coldshoulderMetaphorThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsThebride gotcold feetHe is asthin as atoothpickSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThepeacefullake wasa mirrorEEEKKK!!!SimilePhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenI am sofull that Ithink Imight popOnomatopoeiaThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesAlliterationBang!A bug bite byBetty's bigtoe botheredher big time.IdiomAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asShe wasas whiteas a ghostRepeatedbeginningsoundsPersonificationThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerHyperboleJessicagave methe coldshoulderMetaphorThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsThebride gotcold feetHe is asthin as atoothpickSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThepeacefullake wasa mirrorEEEKKK!!!SimilePhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenI am sofull that Ithink Imight popOnomatopoeiaThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesAlliterationBang!A bug bite byBetty's bigtoe botheredher big time.IdiomAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asShe wasas whiteas a ghostRepeatedbeginningsounds

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