He is asthin as atoothpickA bug bite byBetty's bigtoe botheredher big time.Jessicagave methe coldshoulderThepeacefullake wasa mirrorSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesShe wasas whiteas a ghostHyperboleSimileMetaphorI am sofull that Ithink Imight popPersonificationThebride gotcold feetEEEKKK!!!Comparingtwo thingsusing likeor asAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameAlliterationPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsBang!The thunderwasgrumblingwith angerRepeatedbeginningsoundsIdiomOnomatopoeiaHe is asthin as atoothpickA bug bite byBetty's bigtoe botheredher big time.Jessicagave methe coldshoulderThepeacefullake wasa mirrorSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesShe wasas whiteas a ghostHyperboleSimileMetaphorI am sofull that Ithink Imight popPersonificationThebride gotcold feetEEEKKK!!!Comparingtwo thingsusing likeor asAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameAlliterationPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsBang!The thunderwasgrumblingwith angerRepeatedbeginningsoundsIdiomOnomatopoeia

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