Comparing 2things usingthe words“like” or “as”A word thatsounds likewhat itmeansA comparisonof 2 unlikethings basedon a sharedtraitpersonificationThe feelingthe readerexperiencesjuxtapositionGivinghuman-likequalities toan object orideaLanguage thatcreates imagesin the mind ofthe readerbased on the 5sensesCombining 2contradictory/oppositewords to create a newmeaningBrief referenceto a real orfictionalperson, event,or placeSimilarsoundingwords in anattempt to befunnymoodmetaphorComparing 2thingswithout usingthe words“like” or “as”analogyimageryclichéallusionpun2 things placedside by sidethat are indirect contrastto each otheralliterationhyperboleAn image orthing thatrepresentssomethingelsesimiletonesymbolismThe author’sattitudetowards thesubject ; thevibesonomatopoeiaLetters or soundsthat are repeatedat the beginningof words in asentence orphraseoxymoronAn extremeexaggerationAnoverusedsaying orideaComparing 2things usingthe words“like” or “as”A word thatsounds likewhat itmeansA comparisonof 2 unlikethings basedon a sharedtraitpersonificationThe feelingthe readerexperiencesjuxtapositionGivinghuman-likequalities toan object orideaLanguage thatcreates imagesin the mind ofthe readerbased on the 5sensesCombining 2contradictory/oppositewords to create a newmeaningBrief referenceto a real orfictionalperson, event,or placeSimilarsoundingwords in anattempt to befunnymoodmetaphorComparing 2thingswithout usingthe words“like” or “as”analogyimageryclichéallusionpun2 things placedside by sidethat are indirect contrastto each otheralliterationhyperboleAn image orthing thatrepresentssomethingelsesimiletonesymbolismThe author’sattitudetowards thesubject ; thevibesonomatopoeiaLetters or soundsthat are repeatedat the beginningof words in asentence orphraseoxymoronAn extremeexaggerationAnoverusedsaying oridea

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