Combining 2contradictory/oppositewords to create a newmeaninganalogyclichéThe author’sattitudetowards thesubject ; thevibesmetaphormoodsimileA comparisonof 2 unlikethings basedon a sharedtraitComparing 2thingswithout usingthe words“like” or “as”Comparing 2things usingthe words“like” or “as”Brief referenceto a real orfictionalperson, event,or placeAnoverusedsaying orideaGivinghuman-likequalities toan object orideapersonificationThe feelingthe readerexperiencesA word thatsounds likewhat itmeansimageryjuxtapositiontonealliterationsymbolismAn image orthing thatrepresentssomethingelseAn extremeexaggerationoxymoronallusionLanguage thatcreates imagesin the mind ofthe readerbased on the 5senseshyperboleonomatopoeiaLetters or soundsthat are repeatedat the beginningof words in asentence orphraseSimilarsoundingwords in anattempt to befunny2 things placedside by sidethat are indirect contrastto each otherpunCombining 2contradictory/oppositewords to create a newmeaninganalogyclichéThe author’sattitudetowards thesubject ; thevibesmetaphormoodsimileA comparisonof 2 unlikethings basedon a sharedtraitComparing 2thingswithout usingthe words“like” or “as”Comparing 2things usingthe words“like” or “as”Brief referenceto a real orfictionalperson, event,or placeAnoverusedsaying orideaGivinghuman-likequalities toan object orideapersonificationThe feelingthe readerexperiencesA word thatsounds likewhat itmeansimageryjuxtapositiontonealliterationsymbolismAn image orthing thatrepresentssomethingelseAn extremeexaggerationoxymoronallusionLanguage thatcreates imagesin the mind ofthe readerbased on the 5senseshyperboleonomatopoeiaLetters or soundsthat are repeatedat the beginningof words in asentence orphraseSimilarsoundingwords in anattempt to befunny2 things placedside by sidethat are indirect contrastto each otherpun

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. Combining 2 contradictory/opposite words to create a new meaning
  2. analogy
  3. cliché
  4. The author’s attitude towards the subject ; the vibes
  5. metaphor
  6. mood
  7. simile
  8. A comparison of 2 unlike things based on a shared trait
  9. Comparing 2 things without using the words “like” or “as”
  10. Comparing 2 things using the words “like” or “as”
  11. Brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, or place
  12. An overused saying or idea
  13. Giving human-like qualities to an object or idea
  14. personification
  15. The feeling the reader experiences
  16. A word that sounds like what it means
  17. imagery
  18. juxtaposition
  19. tone
  20. alliteration
  21. symbolism
  22. An image or thing that represents something else
  23. An extreme exaggeration
  24. oxymoron
  25. allusion
  26. Language that creates images in the mind of the reader based on the 5 senses
  27. hyperbole
  28. onomatopoeia
  29. Letters or sounds that are repeated at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase
  30. Similar sounding words in an attempt to be funny
  31. 2 things placed side by side that are in direct contrast to each other
  32. pun