METAPHORRepetitionHe wasas sickas a dogSIMILEHyperboleMetaphorSIMILEHe swimslike afish.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksSIMILEThe windwhistledas it blewTimecrawled toa standstillTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.Acomparisonusing likeor as.SIMILEThe signcried forourattentionHer loveburnedmeI am sohungry Icould eata horseI smella ratThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.RhymeOnomatopoeiaSIMILEQuithorsingaroundA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.SibilanceAlliterationMETAPHORSIMILEHe has atemperlike avolcano.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.A feathercould’veknockedme overMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.METAPHORSIMILEOxymoronMy momis sweetas sugar.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.She ranlike thewindPersonificationMETAPHORHer starefroze mein myplaceYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.My bed isas hardas a rock.PatheticfallacyMETAPHORSIMILESimileSIMILESIMILEMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.Quiteas amouseMETAPHORRepetitionHe wasas sickas a dogSIMILEHyperboleMetaphorSIMILEHe swimslike afish.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksSIMILEThe windwhistledas it blewTimecrawled toa standstillTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.Acomparisonusing likeor as.SIMILEThe signcried forourattentionHer loveburnedmeI am sohungry Icould eata horseI smella ratThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.RhymeOnomatopoeiaSIMILEQuithorsingaroundA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.SibilanceAlliterationMETAPHORSIMILEHe has atemperlike avolcano.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.A feathercould’veknockedme overMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.METAPHORSIMILEOxymoronMy momis sweetas sugar.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.She ranlike thewindPersonificationMETAPHORHer starefroze mein myplaceYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.My bed isas hardas a rock.PatheticfallacyMETAPHORSIMILESimileSIMILESIMILEMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.Quiteas amouse

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