SimileFREE!Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.OnomatopoeiaThe windwhistledas it blewMETAPHORMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.He swimslike afish.METAPHORHe has atemperlike avolcano.Timecrawled toa standstillThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.A feathercould’veknockedme overMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.SIMILEYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.METAPHORI am sohungry Icould eata horseSibilanceSIMILEHer loveburnedmeMy momis sweetas sugar.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksMETAPHORSIMILEMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.OxymoronMetaphorThe signcried forourattentionHe wasas sickas a dogHer starefroze mein myplaceSIMILEPatheticfallacyHyperboleSIMILEA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.PersonificationMETAPHORHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.My bed isas hardas a rock.RhymeI smella ratAlliterationQuithorsingaroundShe ranlike thewindQuiteas amouseRepetitionAcomparisonusing likeor as.SimileFREE!Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.OnomatopoeiaThe windwhistledas it blewMETAPHORMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.He swimslike afish.METAPHORHe has atemperlike avolcano.Timecrawled toa standstillThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.A feathercould’veknockedme overMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.SIMILEYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.METAPHORI am sohungry Icould eata horseSibilanceSIMILEHer loveburnedmeMy momis sweetas sugar.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksMETAPHORSIMILEMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.OxymoronMetaphorThe signcried forourattentionHe wasas sickas a dogHer starefroze mein myplaceSIMILEPatheticfallacyHyperboleSIMILEA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.PersonificationMETAPHORHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.My bed isas hardas a rock.RhymeI smella ratAlliterationQuithorsingaroundShe ranlike thewindQuiteas amouseRepetitionAcomparisonusing likeor 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.


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