METAPHORMetaphorI smella ratHer loveburnedmePatheticfallacySIMILEMy momis sweetas sugar.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.The windwhistledas it blewSIMILESIMILESIMILEShe ranlike thewindHe has atemperlike avolcano.METAPHOROnomatopoeiaHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksRhymeMETAPHORTimecrawled toa standstillMETAPHORA feathercould’veknockedme overMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.My bed isas hardas a rock.AlliterationMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SIMILEQuiteas amouseHe swimslike afish.OxymoronThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.He wasas sickas a dogSIMILEAcomparisonusing likeor as.RepetitionSibilanceMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.SIMILESIMILEA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.PersonificationI am sohungry Icould eata horseThe signcried forourattentionSimileSIMILEHyperboleHer starefroze mein myplaceMETAPHORYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.SIMILETears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.QuithorsingaroundThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.METAPHORMetaphorI smella ratHer loveburnedmePatheticfallacySIMILEMy momis sweetas sugar.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.The windwhistledas it blewSIMILESIMILESIMILEShe ranlike thewindHe has atemperlike avolcano.METAPHOROnomatopoeiaHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksRhymeMETAPHORTimecrawled toa standstillMETAPHORA feathercould’veknockedme overMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.My bed isas hardas a rock.AlliterationMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SIMILEQuiteas amouseHe swimslike afish.OxymoronThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.He wasas sickas a dogSIMILEAcomparisonusing likeor as.RepetitionSibilanceMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.SIMILESIMILEA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.PersonificationI am sohungry Icould eata horseThe signcried forourattentionSimileSIMILEHyperboleHer starefroze mein myplaceMETAPHORYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.SIMILETears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.QuithorsingaroundThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.

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