Phrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenI turnedas whiteas a ghostMetaphorOuch!Jessicagave methe coldshoulderOnomatopoeiaThebride gotcold feetThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerComparingtow thingsusing likeor asThepeacefullake wasa mirrorSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesShe is asthin as atoothpickI am sofull that Ithink Imight popMetaphorAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameSimilePersonificationIdiomAlliterationEEEKKK!!!RepeatedbeginningsoundsA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged herPhrases thatexaggerate ameaning butcouldn't reallyhappenI turnedas whiteas a ghostMetaphorOuch!Jessicagave methe coldshoulderOnomatopoeiaThebride gotcold feetThe thunderwasgrumblingwith angerComparingtow thingsusing likeor asThepeacefullake wasa mirrorSilly Sallyswiftlyshooedseven sillysheepThe moonplayed hideand seekwith thecloudsThat bookwas sopopular, itflew off theshelvesShe is asthin as atoothpickI am sofull that Ithink Imight popMetaphorAll of mydreams diedwhen I didn'thear mynameSimilePersonificationIdiomAlliterationEEEKKK!!!RepeatedbeginningsoundsA bug biteby Betty'sbig toebugged her

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