The signcried forourattentionHe wasas sickas a dogMETAPHORHer starefroze mein myplaceOxymoronFREE!The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SibilanceAcomparisonusing likeor as.OnomatopoeiaSIMILETears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.QuithorsingaroundMy momis sweetas sugar.He swimslike afish.SIMILESIMILEMy bed isas hardas a rock.MetaphorPersonificationYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.AlliterationTimecrawled toa standstillMETAPHORMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.METAPHORMETAPHORHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.SIMILEQuiteas amouseHe has atemperlike avolcano.Her loveburnedmeI am sohungry Icould eata horseA feathercould’veknockedme overSimileMETAPHORSIMILEHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksRhymeRepetitionThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.HyperboleThe windwhistledas it blewShe ranlike thewindI smella ratPatheticfallacyThe signcried forourattentionHe wasas sickas a dogMETAPHORHer starefroze mein myplaceOxymoronFREE!The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SibilanceAcomparisonusing likeor as.OnomatopoeiaSIMILETears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.QuithorsingaroundMy momis sweetas sugar.He swimslike afish.SIMILESIMILEMy bed isas hardas a rock.MetaphorPersonificationYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.AlliterationTimecrawled toa standstillMETAPHORMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.METAPHORMETAPHORHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.SIMILEQuiteas amouseHe has atemperlike avolcano.Her loveburnedmeI am sohungry Icould eata horseA feathercould’veknockedme overSimileMETAPHORSIMILEHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksRhymeRepetitionThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.HyperboleThe windwhistledas it blewShe ranlike thewindI smella ratPatheticfallacy

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