PersonificationTimecrawled toa standstillMETAPHORHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHe swimslike afish.SIMILEA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.METAPHORA feathercould’veknockedme overShe ranlike thewindSibilanceHer starefroze mein myplaceMy momis sweetas sugar.I smella ratMetaphorMETAPHORThe windwhistledas it blewQuithorsingaroundFREE!METAPHORSIMILETears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.SIMILEHer loveburnedmeYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.RepetitionPatheticfallacyI am sohungry Icould eata horseMETAPHOROnomatopoeiaHe has atemperlike avolcano.SimileThe signcried forourattentionThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.SIMILEThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.He wasas sickas a dogAcomparisonusing likeor as.HyperboleHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.AlliterationSIMILERhymeMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.My bed isas hardas a rock.OxymoronQuiteas amousePersonificationTimecrawled toa standstillMETAPHORHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHe swimslike afish.SIMILEA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.METAPHORA feathercould’veknockedme overShe ranlike thewindSibilanceHer starefroze mein myplaceMy momis sweetas sugar.I smella ratMetaphorMETAPHORThe windwhistledas it blewQuithorsingaroundFREE!METAPHORSIMILETears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.SIMILEHer loveburnedmeYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.RepetitionPatheticfallacyI am sohungry Icould eata horseMETAPHOROnomatopoeiaHe has atemperlike avolcano.SimileThe signcried forourattentionThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.SIMILEThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.He wasas sickas a dogAcomparisonusing likeor as.HyperboleHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.AlliterationSIMILERhymeMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.My bed isas hardas a rock.OxymoronQuiteas amouse

Similes and Metaphors - 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. Personification
  2. Time crawled to a stand still
  3. METAPHOR
  4. Her news hit me like a ton of bricks
  5. He swims like a fish.
  6. SIMILE
  7. A comparison that directly compares without using like or as.
  8. METAPHOR
  9. A feather could’ve knocked me over
  10. She ran like the wind
  11. Sibilance
  12. Her stare froze me in my place
  13. My mom is sweet as sugar.
  14. I smell a rat
  15. Metaphor
  16. METAPHOR
  17. The wind whistled as it blew
  18. Quit horsing around
  19. FREE!
  20. METAPHOR
  21. SIMILE
  22. Tears slid from my eyes like soft raindrops.
  23. SIMILE
  24. Her love burned me
  25. Your words were a dagger to my heart.
  26. Repetition
  27. Pathetic fallacy
  28. I am so hungry I could eat a horse
  29. METAPHOR
  30. Onomatopoeia
  31. He has a temper like a volcano.
  32. Simile
  33. The sign cried for our attention
  34. The field of wheat waved in the wind like a rolling sea.
  35. My brother walks slow like a snail.
  36. SIMILE
  37. The class was as noisy as a crowd at a football game.
  38. He was as sick as a dog
  39. A comparison using like or as.
  40. Hyperbole
  41. His hair was as right as a basket of oranges.
  42. Alliteration
  43. SIMILE
  44. Rhyme
  45. My brother's room is a rat's nest.
  46. My legs are jelly after walking all day.
  47. My bed is as hard as a rock.
  48. Oxymoron
  49. Quite as a mouse