Bingo Bags are a fun way to test and reinforce knowledge. The game includes 50 topics with multiple clues for each. The Bingo Bag contains enough cards for 30 students. Templates are provided for you to create additional topics and clues.

All Bingo Bags™ Include....
• 30 Bingo Cards
• 50 Terms
• 2 or 3 Clues per Term
• Easy-to-Store Handle Bag
• Blank Templates to Add Extra Topics
• Easy-to-Follow Instructions

Terms include: Allegory, Alliteration, Allusion, Anaphora, Anastrophe, Anthropomorphism, Antithesis, Apostrophe, Assonance, Characterization, Clichés, Connotation, Dialect, Dialogue, Epilogue, Euphemism, Figurative language, Flashback, Foil, Foreshadowing, Genre, Hyperbole, Idiom, Imagery, Irony, Litote, Metaphor, Metonymy, Mood, Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron, Paradox, Personification, Point of view, Portmanteau words, Pun, Rhetorical question, Sarcasm, Satire, Simile, Spoonerisms, Stereotype, Style, Suspense, Symbolism, Synechdoche, Theme, Tone, Understatement, Zeugma

Figurative Language Bingo helps implement the following CCSS:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.5, 6.5, 7.5, 8.5

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
  • Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
  • Interpret figures of speech in context.
  • Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.
  • Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions).
  • Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

*Authors: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers
Title: Common Core State Standards English Language Arts
Publisher: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, D.C.
Copyright Date: 2010