Hit thehay idiomThe clocktickedimpatiently.GpersonificationFightinglike catsand dogsBSimileThey calledhim the Grinchfor hatingChristmassongs. allusionSpillthebeansNidiomThe stormcloudsangrilygathered.OpersonificationTo my dog,the park waslike theGarden ofEden. allusionBusyas abeeNSimileMariais achickenImetaphorAsbraveas a lionIsimileThe fireswallowedthehouse.NpersonificationThe carwhizzedpast.NonomatopoeiaChocolateis mykryptonite.GallusionHe is ashiningstarBMetaphorShe felt likeshe wonthe goldenticket allusionAs coldas iceOsimileI havesometime to killIdiomThe moonwatchedover us.BpersonificationHisHeart ofStoneGMetaphorhissingof akettleIonomatopoeiaThe crowdcheeredwith a loudyay!OonomatopoeiaAs cleanas awhistleGSimileBreaka legIidiomTheclassroomwas a zooOmetaphorThe clocktickedsteadily.GonomatopoeiaJim was aGoodSamaritanOallusionbarkingup thewrongtreeBidiomThesnowflakesdanced inthe wind.IpersonificationChatterBonomatopoeiaHit thehay idiomThe clocktickedimpatiently.GpersonificationFightinglike catsand dogsBSimileThey calledhim the Grinchfor hatingChristmassongs. allusionSpillthebeansNidiomThe stormcloudsangrilygathered.OpersonificationTo my dog,the park waslike theGarden ofEden. allusionBusyas abeeNSimileMariais achickenImetaphorAsbraveas a lionIsimileThe fireswallowedthehouse.NpersonificationThe carwhizzedpast.NonomatopoeiaChocolateis mykryptonite.GallusionHe is ashiningstarBMetaphorShe felt likeshe wonthe goldenticket allusionAs coldas iceOsimileI havesometime to killIdiomThe moonwatchedover us.BpersonificationHisHeart ofStoneGMetaphorhissingof akettleIonomatopoeiaThe crowdcheeredwith a loudyay!OonomatopoeiaAs cleanas awhistleGSimileBreaka legIidiomTheclassroomwas a zooOmetaphorThe clocktickedsteadily.GonomatopoeiaJim was aGoodSamaritanOallusionbarkingup thewrongtreeBidiomThesnowflakesdanced inthe wind.IpersonificationChatterBonomatopoeia

Figurative language - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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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N N
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G G
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B B
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O O
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N N
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O O
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I I
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N N
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I I
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I I
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N N
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N N
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G G
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B B
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B B
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O O
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G G
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B B
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G G
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I I
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O O
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G G
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I I
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O O
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G G
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O O
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B B
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I I
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B B
  1. N- idiom
    N-Hit the hay
  2. G-G personification
    G-The clock ticked impatiently.
  3. B-B Simile
    B-Fighting like cats and dogs
  4. O- allusion
    O-They called him the Grinch for hating Christmas songs.
  5. N-N idiom
    N-Spill the beans
  6. O-O personification
    O-The storm clouds angrily gathered.
  7. I- allusion
    I-To my dog, the park was like the Garden of Eden.
  8. N-N Simile
    N-Busy as a bee
  9. I-I metaphor
    I-Maria is a chicken
  10. I-I simile
    I-As brave as a lion
  11. N-N personification
    N-The fire swallowed the house.
  12. N-N onomatopoeia
    N-The car whizzed past.
  13. G-G allusion
    G-Chocolate is my kryptonite.
  14. B-B Metaphor
    B-He is a shining star
  15. B- allusion
    B-She felt like she won the golden ticket
  16. O-O simile
    O-As cold as ice
  17. G-Idiom
    G-I have some time to kill
  18. B-B personification
    B-The moon watched over us.
  19. G-G Metaphor
    G-His Heart of Stone
  20. I-I onomatopoeia
    I-hissing of a kettle
  21. O-O onomatopoeia
    O-The crowd cheered with a loud yay!
  22. G-G Simile
    G-As clean as a whistle
  23. I-I idiom
    I-Break a leg
  24. O-O metaphor
    O-The classroom was a zoo
  25. G-G onomatopoeia
    G-The clock ticked steadily.
  26. O-O allusion
    O-Jim was a Good Samaritan
  27. B-B idiom
    B-barking up the wrong tree
  28. I-I personification
    I-The snowflakes danced in the wind.
  29. B-B onomatopoeia
    B-Chatter