Brief referenceto a real orfictionalperson, event,or placeComparing 2things usingthe words“like” or “as”allusionSimilarsoundingwords in anattempt to befunnyA word thatsounds likewhat itmeansalliterationanalogyCombining 2contradictory/oppositewords to create a newmeaningimageryGivinghuman-likequalities toan object orideaLanguage thatcreates imagesin the mind ofthe readerbased on the 5sensespuntoneThe author’sattitudetowards thesubject ; thevibeshyperbolepersonificationclichésymbolismThe feelingthe readerexperiencesjuxtapositionAn extremeexaggerationLetters or soundsthat are repeatedat the beginningof words in asentence orphraseoxymoronsimilemood2 things placedside by sidethat are indirect contrastto each otherA comparisonof 2 unlikethings basedon a sharedtraitAnoverusedsaying orideaComparing 2thingswithout usingthe words“like” or “as”metaphorAn image orthing thatrepresentssomethingelseonomatopoeiaBrief referenceto a real orfictionalperson, event,or placeComparing 2things usingthe words“like” or “as”allusionSimilarsoundingwords in anattempt to befunnyA word thatsounds likewhat itmeansalliterationanalogyCombining 2contradictory/oppositewords to create a newmeaningimageryGivinghuman-likequalities toan object orideaLanguage thatcreates imagesin the mind ofthe readerbased on the 5sensespuntoneThe author’sattitudetowards thesubject ; thevibeshyperbolepersonificationclichésymbolismThe feelingthe readerexperiencesjuxtapositionAn extremeexaggerationLetters or soundsthat are repeatedat the beginningof words in asentence orphraseoxymoronsimilemood2 things placedside by sidethat are indirect contrastto each otherA comparisonof 2 unlikethings basedon a sharedtraitAnoverusedsaying orideaComparing 2thingswithout usingthe words“like” or “as”metaphorAn image orthing thatrepresentssomethingelseonomatopoeia

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