PersonificationOnomatopoeiaThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerA bug bite byBetty's bigtoe botheredher big time.Jessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleMetaphorShe wasas whiteas a ghostSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asBang!SimileEEEKKK!!!He is asthin as atoothpickThebride gotcold feetAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameIdiomPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenI am sofull that Ithink Imight popAlliterationRepeatedbeginningsoundsThepeacefullake wasa mirrorThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesPersonificationOnomatopoeiaThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerA bug bite byBetty's bigtoe botheredher big time.Jessicagave methe coldshoulderHyperboleMetaphorShe wasas whiteas a ghostSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsComparingtwo thingsusing likeor asBang!SimileEEEKKK!!!He is asthin as atoothpickThebride gotcold feetAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameIdiomPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenI am sofull that Ithink Imight popAlliterationRepeatedbeginningsoundsThepeacefullake wasa mirrorThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelves

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