Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.METAPHORI am sohungry Icould eata horseHyperboleSIMILEPersonificationTimecrawled toa standstillHe has atemperlike avolcano.Acomparisonusing likeor as.SibilanceA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.SIMILESimileHe wasas sickas a dogSIMILESIMILEThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SIMILEMETAPHORA feathercould’veknockedme overHe swimslike afish.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.Quiteas amouseI smella ratYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.METAPHORRepetitionMETAPHORMetaphorShe ranlike thewindMy momis sweetas sugar.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksOxymoronMETAPHORMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.QuithorsingaroundOnomatopoeiaSIMILEThe signcried forourattentionHer loveburnedmeSIMILEHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.PatheticfallacyHer starefroze mein myplaceSIMILEMy bed isas hardas a rock.The windwhistledas it blewAlliterationRhymeMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SIMILESIMILETears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.METAPHORI am sohungry Icould eata horseHyperboleSIMILEPersonificationTimecrawled toa standstillHe has atemperlike avolcano.Acomparisonusing likeor as.SibilanceA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.SIMILESimileHe wasas sickas a dogSIMILESIMILEThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SIMILEMETAPHORA feathercould’veknockedme overHe swimslike afish.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.Quiteas amouseI smella ratYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.METAPHORRepetitionMETAPHORMetaphorShe ranlike thewindMy momis sweetas sugar.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksOxymoronMETAPHORMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.QuithorsingaroundOnomatopoeiaSIMILEThe signcried forourattentionHer loveburnedmeSIMILEHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.PatheticfallacyHer starefroze mein myplaceSIMILEMy bed isas hardas a rock.The windwhistledas it blewAlliterationRhymeMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SIMILESIMILE

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