He swimslike afish.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksOnomatopoeiaTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.HyperboleMETAPHORTimecrawled toa standstillThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.Acomparisonusing likeor as.Her starefroze mein myplaceSIMILEQuithorsingaroundRhymeRepetitionMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.She ranlike thewindA feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILEMetaphorHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.He has atemperlike avolcano.PatheticfallacyMETAPHORYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.METAPHORMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SibilanceMETAPHORI am sohungry Icould eata horseMETAPHORAlliterationSIMILESIMILEI smella ratSIMILEQuiteas amouseSIMILEThe signcried forourattentionThe windwhistledas it blewHer loveburnedmeSIMILEMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.SIMILESIMILEOxymoronHe wasas sickas a dogA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SimileMy momis sweetas sugar.SIMILEPersonificationMy bed isas hardas a rock.He swimslike afish.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksOnomatopoeiaTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.HyperboleMETAPHORTimecrawled toa standstillThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.Acomparisonusing likeor as.Her starefroze mein myplaceSIMILEQuithorsingaroundRhymeRepetitionMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.She ranlike thewindA feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILEMetaphorHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.He has atemperlike avolcano.PatheticfallacyMETAPHORYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.METAPHORMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SibilanceMETAPHORI am sohungry Icould eata horseMETAPHORAlliterationSIMILESIMILEI smella ratSIMILEQuiteas amouseSIMILEThe signcried forourattentionThe windwhistledas it blewHer loveburnedmeSIMILEMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.SIMILESIMILEOxymoronHe wasas sickas a dogA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SimileMy momis sweetas sugar.SIMILEPersonificationMy bed isas hardas a rock.

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