OnomatopoeiaSibilanceHe wasas sickas a dogHyperboleMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.QuithorsingaroundTimecrawled toa standstillThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.I am sohungry Icould eata horseMETAPHORHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.PersonificationShe ranlike thewindMETAPHORHer loveburnedmeSIMILEA feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILEHe swimslike afish.PatheticfallacySIMILEYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Quiteas amouseHe has atemperlike avolcano.METAPHORI smella ratMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.My bed isas hardas a rock.RepetitionHer starefroze mein myplaceA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.The windwhistledas it blewTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.SimileMetaphorAcomparisonusing likeor as.OxymoronSIMILEHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksFREE!Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.The signcried forourattentionMy momis sweetas sugar.RhymeThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.METAPHORAlliterationMETAPHORSIMILEOnomatopoeiaSibilanceHe wasas sickas a dogHyperboleMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.QuithorsingaroundTimecrawled toa standstillThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.I am sohungry Icould eata horseMETAPHORHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.PersonificationShe ranlike thewindMETAPHORHer loveburnedmeSIMILEA feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILEHe swimslike afish.PatheticfallacySIMILEYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Quiteas amouseHe has atemperlike avolcano.METAPHORI smella ratMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.My bed isas hardas a rock.RepetitionHer starefroze mein myplaceA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.The windwhistledas it blewTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.SimileMetaphorAcomparisonusing likeor as.OxymoronSIMILEHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksFREE!Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.The signcried forourattentionMy momis sweetas sugar.RhymeThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.METAPHORAlliterationMETAPHORSIMILE

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