“It went zipwhen itmoved and bopwhen it stopped,And whirr whenit stood still! Wordsthat mimicsoundsA difference inwhat youexpect tohappen andwhat actuallyhappensO, she doth teach thetorches to burnbright!It seems she hangsuponthe cheek of nightLike a rich jewel in anEthiope’s ear;Fame is abee. / It hasasong -- / Ithas a stingThere’s a faucet in thebasement / that haddripped one drop allyearsince he fixed it, wecan’tfind it / without wearingscuba gear.O brawlinglove! Olovinghate!Deep into thatdarknesspeering, long I stoodthere wondering,fearing,Doubting, dreamingdreamsno mortal ever dared todream before.Like burnt-out torchesbya sick man'sbedI've told herno less thana milliontimes thatlove mattersThe moon was aghostlygalleon tossed uponcloudy seas,The road was aribbon of moonlightoverthe purple moor,An extremeexaggerationO, she doth teach thetorches to burnbright!It seems she hangsuponthe cheek of nightLike a rich jewel in anEthiope’s ear;I can resistanythingbuttemptationFree!Givinghumanqualities tosomethingnot human“It went zipwhen itmoved and bopwhen it stopped,And whirr whenit stood still! Wordsthat mimicsoundsA difference inwhat youexpect tohappen andwhat actuallyhappensO, she doth teach thetorches to burnbright!It seems she hangsuponthe cheek of nightLike a rich jewel in anEthiope’s ear;Fame is abee. / It hasasong -- / Ithas a stingThere’s a faucet in thebasement / that haddripped one drop allyearsince he fixed it, wecan’tfind it / without wearingscuba gear.O brawlinglove! Olovinghate!Deep into thatdarknesspeering, long I stoodthere wondering,fearing,Doubting, dreamingdreamsno mortal ever dared todream before.Like burnt-out torchesbya sick man'sbedI've told herno less thana milliontimes thatlove mattersThe moon was aghostlygalleon tossed uponcloudy seas,The road was aribbon of moonlightoverthe purple moor,An extremeexaggerationO, she doth teach thetorches to burnbright!It seems she hangsuponthe cheek of nightLike a rich jewel in anEthiope’s ear;I can resistanythingbuttemptationFree!Givinghumanqualities tosomethingnot human

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. “It went zip when it moved and bop when it stopped, And whirr when it stood still!
  2. Words that mimic sounds
  3. A difference in what you expect to happen and what actually happens
  4. O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear;
  5. Fame is a bee. / It has a song -- / It has a sting
  6. There’s a faucet in the basement / that had dripped one drop all year since he fixed it, we can’t find it / without wearing scuba gear.
  7. O brawling love! O loving hate!
  8. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
  9. Like burnt-out torches by a sick man's bed
  10. I've told her no less than a million times that love matters
  11. The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
  12. An extreme exaggeration
  13. O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear;
  14. I can resist anything but temptation
  15. Free!
  16. Giving human qualities to something not human