Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.He wasas sickas a dogMetaphorHe has atemperlike avolcano.Quiteas amouseMy bed isas hardas a rock.SIMILESibilanceHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.METAPHORFREE!My momis sweetas sugar.Her loveburnedmePersonificationThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.METAPHORHyperboleSIMILEAcomparisonusing likeor as.METAPHORHe swimslike afish.METAPHORA feathercould’veknockedme overMETAPHORRhymeMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SimileTimecrawled toa standstillI smella ratOxymoronAlliterationMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.I am sohungry Icould eata horseThe signcried forourattentionHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksQuithorsingaroundSIMILEThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SIMILERepetitionHer starefroze mein myplaceSIMILEMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.The windwhistledas it blewPatheticfallacyShe ranlike thewindYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.OnomatopoeiaTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.He wasas sickas a dogMetaphorHe has atemperlike avolcano.Quiteas amouseMy bed isas hardas a rock.SIMILESibilanceHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.METAPHORFREE!My momis sweetas sugar.Her loveburnedmePersonificationThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.METAPHORHyperboleSIMILEAcomparisonusing likeor as.METAPHORHe swimslike afish.METAPHORA feathercould’veknockedme overMETAPHORRhymeMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SimileTimecrawled toa standstillI smella ratOxymoronAlliterationMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.I am sohungry Icould eata horseThe signcried forourattentionHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksQuithorsingaroundSIMILEThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SIMILERepetitionHer starefroze mein myplaceSIMILEMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.The windwhistledas it blewPatheticfallacyShe ranlike thewindYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Onomatopoeia

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