METAPHORMy bed isas hardas a rock.METAPHORThe windwhistledas it blewShe ranlike thewindMETAPHORQuithorsingaroundA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.HyperboleA feathercould’veknockedme overThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.MetaphorHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHe has atemperlike avolcano.OnomatopoeiaPersonificationHer loveburnedmeMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.SimileSIMILERhymeQuiteas amouseSIMILEHe wasas sickas a dogHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.My momis sweetas sugar.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.I smella ratSIMILEHer starefroze mein myplaceSIMILEI am sohungry Icould eata horseAcomparisonusing likeor as.SIMILEHe swimslike afish.SIMILESIMILESIMILERepetitionThe signcried forourattentionSIMILEThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SibilanceTimecrawled toa standstillOxymoronSIMILEYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.METAPHORTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.METAPHORPatheticfallacyAlliterationMETAPHORMy bed isas hardas a rock.METAPHORThe windwhistledas it blewShe ranlike thewindMETAPHORQuithorsingaroundA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.HyperboleA feathercould’veknockedme overThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.MetaphorHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHe has atemperlike avolcano.OnomatopoeiaPersonificationHer loveburnedmeMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.SimileSIMILERhymeQuiteas amouseSIMILEHe wasas sickas a dogHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.My momis sweetas sugar.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.I smella ratSIMILEHer starefroze mein myplaceSIMILEI am sohungry Icould eata horseAcomparisonusing likeor as.SIMILEHe swimslike afish.SIMILESIMILESIMILERepetitionThe signcried forourattentionSIMILEThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SibilanceTimecrawled toa standstillOxymoronSIMILEYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.METAPHORTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.METAPHORPatheticfallacyAlliteration

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