RepetitionMETAPHORShe ranlike thewindThe signcried forourattentionAcomparisonusing likeor as.SIMILEHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.METAPHOROnomatopoeiaQuiteas amouseThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.OxymoronMETAPHORMETAPHORSIMILEAlliterationPatheticfallacyHe has atemperlike avolcano.SIMILEYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.METAPHORMy bed isas hardas a rock.Her loveburnedmeMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.My momis sweetas sugar.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.QuithorsingaroundRhymeTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.The windwhistledas it blewI smella ratHyperboleHe swimslike afish.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SIMILESIMILEHer starefroze mein myplaceSIMILESibilanceI am sohungry Icould eata horseSimileMetaphorA feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILETimecrawled toa standstillHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksPersonificationSIMILEMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SIMILEHe wasas sickas a dogSIMILEA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.RepetitionMETAPHORShe ranlike thewindThe signcried forourattentionAcomparisonusing likeor as.SIMILEHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.METAPHOROnomatopoeiaQuiteas amouseThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.OxymoronMETAPHORMETAPHORSIMILEAlliterationPatheticfallacyHe has atemperlike avolcano.SIMILEYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.METAPHORMy bed isas hardas a rock.Her loveburnedmeMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.My momis sweetas sugar.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.QuithorsingaroundRhymeTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.The windwhistledas it blewI smella ratHyperboleHe swimslike afish.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SIMILESIMILEHer starefroze mein myplaceSIMILESibilanceI am sohungry Icould eata horseSimileMetaphorA feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILETimecrawled toa standstillHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksPersonificationSIMILEMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SIMILEHe wasas sickas a dogSIMILEA 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.


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