She steppedon the gaslike somewild, mindlessbeast.The doorgasped,and startedto shut.The parlorwas as grayas thewaters of anocean."It will takeages to sortthrough allof these!"The pagesweredelicate, likethe petals ofa flower.Eachpage wasa blackbutterfly.The rain wasa softblanketon hisshoulders.He kickedthe bottle,like kicking aburied mine.Her face wasa tomb asshe watchedand watchedand watched.She wasbeginning toshriek now, likea wax dollmelting in itsown heat.The trainhissedlike asnakeHer facewas anempty, blankspace.The firecackled asit consumedthe house.The parlorwas adeadbeast.I've told you ahundredtimes, theparlor wallsare my family.The firecoughedthenignited.The path ofkerosene laylike a trackof some evilsnake.It took foreverto open thedoor, and evenlonger to stashthe book underhis pillow.The fumesand the firedanced andsparked intolife.Mildred's eyeswere wideopen and pale,like two pale,empty moons.The bomberplanes werewhistling likean immense,invisible fan.The doorbellshrieked,"Mrs. Montag!Someone ishere."The car waslike a blackbeetle,armored andshiny.Her smilewas likesunshine.She steppedon the gaslike somewild, mindlessbeast.The doorgasped,and startedto shut.The parlorwas as grayas thewaters of anocean."It will takeages to sortthrough allof these!"The pagesweredelicate, likethe petals ofa flower.Eachpage wasa blackbutterfly.The rain wasa softblanketon hisshoulders.He kickedthe bottle,like kicking aburied mine.Her face wasa tomb asshe watchedand watchedand watched.She wasbeginning toshriek now, likea wax dollmelting in itsown heat.The trainhissedlike asnakeHer facewas anempty, blankspace.The firecackled asit consumedthe house.The parlorwas adeadbeast.I've told you ahundredtimes, theparlor wallsare my family.The firecoughedthenignited.The path ofkerosene laylike a trackof some evilsnake.It took foreverto open thedoor, and evenlonger to stashthe book underhis pillow.The fumesand the firedanced andsparked intolife.Mildred's eyeswere wideopen and pale,like two pale,empty moons.The bomberplanes werewhistling likean immense,invisible fan.The doorbellshrieked,"Mrs. Montag!Someone ishere."The car waslike a blackbeetle,armored andshiny.Her smilewas likesunshine.

Fahrenheit 451 Figurative Language Bingo - 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. She stepped on the gas like some wild, mindless beast.
  2. The door gasped, and started to shut.
  3. The parlor was as gray as the waters of an ocean.
  4. "It will take ages to sort through all of these!"
  5. The pages were delicate, like the petals of a flower.
  6. Each page was a black butterfly.
  7. The rain was a soft blanket on his shoulders.
  8. He kicked the bottle, like kicking a buried mine.
  9. Her face was a tomb as she watched and watched and watched.
  10. She was beginning to shriek now, like a wax doll melting in its own heat.
  11. The train hissed like a snake
  12. Her face was an empty, blank space.
  13. The fire cackled as it consumed the house.
  14. The parlor was a dead beast.
  15. I've told you a hundred times, the parlor walls are my family.
  16. The fire coughed then ignited.
  17. The path of kerosene lay like a track of some evil snake.
  18. It took forever to open the door, and even longer to stash the book under his pillow.
  19. The fumes and the fire danced and sparked into life.
  20. Mildred's eyes were wide open and pale, like two pale, empty moons.
  21. The bomber planes were whistling like an immense, invisible fan.
  22. The doorbell shrieked, "Mrs. Montag! Someone is here."
  23. The car was like a black beetle, armored and shiny.
  24. Her smile was like sunshine.