OnomatopoeiaEEEKKK!!!Comparingtwo thingsusing likeor asRepeatedbeginningsoundsMetaphorAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameSimileThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerIdiomThepeacefullake wasa mirrorI am sofull that Ithink Imight popThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationShe wasas whiteas a ghostJessicagave methe coldshoulderPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenThebride gotcold feetAlliterationSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepHe is asthin as atoothpickA bug bite byBetty's bigtoe botheredher big time.Bang!OnomatopoeiaEEEKKK!!!Comparingtwo thingsusing likeor asRepeatedbeginningsoundsMetaphorAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameSimileThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesHyperboleThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerIdiomThepeacefullake wasa mirrorI am sofull that Ithink Imight popThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsPersonificationShe wasas whiteas a ghostJessicagave methe coldshoulderPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenThebride gotcold feetAlliterationSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepHe is asthin as atoothpickA bug bite byBetty's bigtoe botheredher big time.Bang!

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