He swimslike afish.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.Timecrawled toa standstillPersonificationAlliterationhumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanI smella ratMETAPHORintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.Poetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.HyperboleMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.A feathercould’veknockedme overAll theworld’sa stageShe ranlike thewindSibilanceSIMILESIMILEHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksI am sohungry Icould eata horseOxymoronI smella ratMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.PatheticfallacyThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.Quiteas amouseQuiteas amouseDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.OnomatopoeiaAcomparisonusing likeor as.The signcried forourattentionSibilanceHer loveburnedmeHer starefroze mein myplaceShe ranlike thewindPatheticfallacyMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.My momis sweetas sugar.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.The roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorThe windwhistledas it blewPersonificationMETAPHOROnomatopoeiaSomethingthat is saidmore thanonceRepetitionHe has atemperlike avolcano.SimileQuithorsingaroundA feathercould’veknockedme overMy bed isas hardas a rock.SimileHer loveburnedmeRhymeThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.MetaphorHe wasas sickas a dogQuithorsingaroundRhymeHyperboleTimecrawled toa standstillHe wasas sickas a dogsoundassociatedwith whatis nameAlliterationHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.The signcried forourattentionI am sohungry Icould eata horseHer starefroze mein myplaceMetaphorThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordRepetitionThe windwhistledas it blewOxymoronHe swimslike afish.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.Timecrawled toa standstillPersonificationAlliterationhumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanI smella ratMETAPHORintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.Poetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.HyperboleMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.A feathercould’veknockedme overAll theworld’sa stageShe ranlike thewindSibilanceSIMILESIMILEHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksI am sohungry Icould eata horseOxymoronI smella ratMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.PatheticfallacyThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.Quiteas amouseQuiteas amouseDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.OnomatopoeiaAcomparisonusing likeor as.The signcried forourattentionSibilanceHer loveburnedmeHer starefroze mein myplaceShe ranlike thewindPatheticfallacyMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.My momis sweetas sugar.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.The roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorThe windwhistledas it blewPersonificationMETAPHOROnomatopoeiaSomethingthat is saidmore thanonceRepetitionHe has atemperlike avolcano.SimileQuithorsingaroundA feathercould’veknockedme overMy bed isas hardas a rock.SimileHer loveburnedmeRhymeThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.MetaphorHe wasas sickas a dogQuithorsingaroundRhymeHyperboleTimecrawled toa standstillHe wasas sickas a dogsoundassociatedwith whatis nameAlliterationHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.The signcried forourattentionI am sohungry Icould eata horseHer starefroze mein myplaceMetaphorThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordRepetitionThe windwhistledas it blewOxymoron

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. A comparison that directly compares without using like or as.
  3. Time crawled to a stand still
  4. Personification
  5. Alliteration
  6. human characteristics to something non-human
  7. I smell a rat
  8. METAPHOR
  9. intentionally using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times
  10. Your words were a dagger to my heart.
  11. human characteristics to something non-human
  12. Something that is exaggerated or claims not meant to be taken literally.
  13. Poetic Device: two contradictory or opposite words appearing side by side.
  14. Hyperbole
  15. My brother's room is a rat's nest.
  16. A feather could’ve knocked me over
  17. All the world’s a stage
  18. She ran like the wind
  19. Sibilance
  20. SIMILE
  21. SIMILE
  22. Her news hit me like a ton of bricks
  23. I am so hungry I could eat a horse
  24. Oxymoron
  25. I smell a rat
  26. My legs are jelly after walking all day.
  27. Pathetic fallacy
  28. The class was as noisy as a crowd at a football game.
  29. Quite as a mouse
  30. Quite as a mouse
  31. Directly refers to one thing by mentioning another.
  32. Onomatopoeia
  33. A comparison using like or as.
  34. The sign cried for our attention
  35. Sibilance
  36. Her love burned me
  37. Her stare froze me in my place
  38. She ran like the wind
  39. Pathetic fallacy
  40. My brother walks slow like a snail.
  41. My mom is sweet as sugar.
  42. His hair was as right as a basket of oranges.
  43. The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor
  44. The wind whistled as it blew
  45. Personification
  46. METAPHOR
  47. Onomatopoeia
  48. Something that is said more than once
  49. Repetition
  50. He has a temper like a volcano.
  51. Simile
  52. Quit horsing around
  53. A feather could’ve knocked me over
  54. My bed is as hard as a rock.
  55. Simile
  56. Her love burned me
  57. Rhyme
  58. The field of wheat waved in the wind like a rolling sea.
  59. Metaphor
  60. He was as sick as a dog
  61. Quit horsing around
  62. Rhyme
  63. Hyperbole
  64. Time crawled to a stand still
  65. He was as sick as a dog
  66. sound associated with what is name
  67. Alliteration
  68. Her news hit me like a ton of bricks
  69. Tears slid from my eyes like soft raindrops.
  70. The sign cried for our attention
  71. I am so hungry I could eat a horse
  72. Her stare froze me in my place
  73. Metaphor
  74. The occurrence of the same letter at the beginning of a word
  75. Repetition
  76. The wind whistled as it blew
  77. Oxymoron