OnomatopoeiaPersonificationHe swimslike afish.METAPHORMETAPHORHyperboleSibilanceSIMILEMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.Timecrawled toa standstillI smella ratMy bed isas hardas a rock.SIMILESIMILEHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SimileMetaphorHe has atemperlike avolcano.SIMILEFREE!AlliterationMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.SIMILEA feathercould’veknockedme overMETAPHORThe windwhistledas it blewThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.OxymoronAcomparisonusing likeor as.My momis sweetas sugar.Her starefroze mein myplaceI am sohungry Icould eata horseMETAPHORPatheticfallacyShe ranlike thewindThe signcried forourattentionHe wasas sickas a dogRepetitionQuiteas amouseRhymeYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.QuithorsingaroundMETAPHORHer loveburnedmeMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.OnomatopoeiaPersonificationHe swimslike afish.METAPHORMETAPHORHyperboleSibilanceSIMILEMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.Timecrawled toa standstillI smella ratMy bed isas hardas a rock.SIMILESIMILEHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SimileMetaphorHe has atemperlike avolcano.SIMILEFREE!AlliterationMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.SIMILEA feathercould’veknockedme overMETAPHORThe windwhistledas it blewThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.OxymoronAcomparisonusing likeor as.My momis sweetas sugar.Her starefroze mein myplaceI am sohungry Icould eata horseMETAPHORPatheticfallacyShe ranlike thewindThe signcried forourattentionHe wasas sickas a dogRepetitionQuiteas amouseRhymeYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.QuithorsingaroundMETAPHORHer loveburnedmeMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.

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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
  1. Onomatopoeia
  2. Personification
  3. He swims like a fish.
  4. METAPHOR
  5. METAPHOR
  6. Hyperbole
  7. Sibilance
  8. SIMILE
  9. My brother walks slow like a snail.
  10. Tears slid from my eyes like soft raindrops.
  11. Time crawled to a stand still
  12. I smell a rat
  13. My bed is as hard as a rock.
  14. SIMILE
  15. SIMILE
  16. Her news hit me like a ton of bricks
  17. The class was as noisy as a crowd at a football game.
  18. Simile
  19. Metaphor
  20. He has a temper like a volcano.
  21. SIMILE
  22. FREE!
  23. Alliteration
  24. My legs are jelly after walking all day.
  25. His hair was as right as a basket of oranges.
  26. SIMILE
  27. A feather could’ve knocked me over
  28. METAPHOR
  29. The wind whistled as it blew
  30. The field of wheat waved in the wind like a rolling sea.
  31. Oxymoron
  32. A comparison using like or as.
  33. My mom is sweet as sugar.
  34. Her stare froze me in my place
  35. I am so hungry I could eat a horse
  36. METAPHOR
  37. Pathetic fallacy
  38. She ran like the wind
  39. The sign cried for our attention
  40. He was as sick as a dog
  41. Repetition
  42. Quite as a mouse
  43. Rhyme
  44. Your words were a dagger to my heart.
  45. Quit horsing around
  46. METAPHOR
  47. Her love burned me
  48. My brother's room is a rat's nest.
  49. A comparison that directly compares without using like or as.