Figurative Language Review

On your FLINGO card, write:• Metaphor (3 times)• Simile (3 times)• Personification (2 times)• Oxymoron (1 time)• Symbol (3 times)• Hyperbole (2 times)• Pun (2 times)

FLINGO stands for Figurative Language Bingo. For this game, you must record examples of figurative language that are presented in class and when you have an entire row of examples filled in (diagonally, vertically or horizontally), yell “FLINGO” for the win. Additional games may include double FLINGO and full-card FLINGO.

I am so hungry, I could eat a horse!

You can toss those papers. That’s all old news.

The trees danced in the wind.

Pythons go to great lengths to kill their prey.

You have a lot to learn as a student teacher.

He gave her a red rose on Valentine’s Day.

The dog smirked at me when I noticed he had chewed up my favorite shoes.

He is sly like a fox.

He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

The teacher put a star next to all of my answers on the test.

She flew down the stairs and out the door to catch the bus.

I was fired from my job selling amplifiers. I didn't achieve the sufficient volume of sales

The flag flew at half-mast that day.

The sun teased us all day hiding behind one cloud or another.

The opportunity was like a dream come true.

She is as graceful as a gazelle.

I'm not one for buoyancy but whatever floats your boat.

He was a beast on the football field.

The assignment was a breeze.

He was as cool as a cucumber during that presentation.

I was a deer in headlights when the teacher called on me to participate.