RepetitionI smella ratAlliterationHe swimslike afish.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.All theworld’sa stageThe windwhistledas it blewHer starefroze mein myplaceHyperboleAcomparisonusing likeor as.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.The windwhistledas it blewQuithorsingaroundTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.A feathercould’veknockedme overOxymoronPersonificationMy momis sweetas sugar.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksQuithorsingaroundOxymoronSIMILEMETAPHORRepetitionQuiteas amouseSIMILESibilancehumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.RhymeHe wasas sickas a dogHe has atemperlike avolcano.The signcried forourattentionSimileShe ranlike thewindAlliterationRhymePoetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.Timecrawled toa standstillHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHyperbolePatheticfallacyOnomatopoeiaMETAPHORThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.Directlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Her loveburnedmeThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordSomethingthat is saidmore thanonceHe wasas sickas a dogPersonificationTimecrawled toa standstillA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.OnomatopoeiaHer starefroze mein myplaceMy bed isas hardas a rock.I am sohungry Icould eata horseSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.PatheticfallacyHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.soundassociatedwith whatis nameI am sohungry Icould eata horseSimileA feathercould’veknockedme overMetaphorQuiteas amouseSibilanceMetaphorShe ranlike thewindThe signcried forourattentionI smella ratHer loveburnedmeintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorRepetitionI smella ratAlliterationHe swimslike afish.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.All theworld’sa stageThe windwhistledas it blewHer starefroze mein myplaceHyperboleAcomparisonusing likeor as.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.The windwhistledas it blewQuithorsingaroundTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.A feathercould’veknockedme overOxymoronPersonificationMy momis sweetas sugar.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksQuithorsingaroundOxymoronSIMILEMETAPHORRepetitionQuiteas amouseSIMILESibilancehumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.RhymeHe wasas sickas a dogHe has atemperlike avolcano.The signcried forourattentionSimileShe ranlike thewindAlliterationRhymePoetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.Timecrawled toa standstillHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHyperbolePatheticfallacyOnomatopoeiaMETAPHORThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.Directlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Her loveburnedmeThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordSomethingthat is saidmore thanonceHe wasas sickas a dogPersonificationTimecrawled toa standstillA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.OnomatopoeiaHer starefroze mein myplaceMy bed isas hardas a rock.I am sohungry Icould eata horseSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.PatheticfallacyHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.soundassociatedwith whatis nameI am sohungry Icould eata horseSimileA feathercould’veknockedme overMetaphorQuiteas amouseSibilanceMetaphorShe ranlike thewindThe signcried forourattentionI smella ratHer loveburnedmeintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moor

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