METAPHORTimecrawled toa standstillSIMILEMETAPHOROnomatopoeiaThe windwhistledas it blewSIMILEHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHyperboleHe wasas sickas a dogMetaphorPatheticfallacyAcomparisonusing likeor as.The signcried forourattentionTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.My bed isas hardas a rock.OxymoronMETAPHORQuithorsingaroundHer loveburnedmeMy momis sweetas sugar.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.METAPHORMETAPHORYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.SibilanceSimileShe ranlike thewindHe swimslike afish.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.AlliterationSIMILEI smella ratI am sohungry Icould eata horseSIMILEHe has atemperlike avolcano.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.Quiteas amouseHer starefroze mein myplaceMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.RepetitionRhymePersonificationA feathercould’veknockedme overMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.FREE!A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SIMILEMETAPHORTimecrawled toa standstillSIMILEMETAPHOROnomatopoeiaThe windwhistledas it blewSIMILEHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHyperboleHe wasas sickas a dogMetaphorPatheticfallacyAcomparisonusing likeor as.The signcried forourattentionTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.My bed isas hardas a rock.OxymoronMETAPHORQuithorsingaroundHer loveburnedmeMy momis sweetas sugar.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.METAPHORMETAPHORYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.SibilanceSimileShe ranlike thewindHe swimslike afish.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.AlliterationSIMILEI smella ratI am sohungry Icould eata horseSIMILEHe has atemperlike avolcano.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.Quiteas amouseHer starefroze mein myplaceMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.RepetitionRhymePersonificationA feathercould’veknockedme overMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.FREE!A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SIMILE

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