I am sohungry Icould eata horseMETAPHOROnomatopoeiaHe swimslike afish.Her loveburnedmeHer starefroze mein myplacePersonificationA feathercould’veknockedme overHe has atemperlike avolcano.Poetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.She ranlike thewindQuiteas amouseRepetitionMetaphorThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordAlliterationHe wasas sickas a dogI smella ratDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanMy bed isas hardas a rock.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanHer loveburnedmeHer starefroze mein myplaceThe signcried forourattentionHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHe wasas sickas a dogOxymoronSimileThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorA feathercould’veknockedme overThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SIMILEQuiteas amouseTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.SIMILEYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Rhymeintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.OnomatopoeiaAlliterationMetaphorThe windwhistledas it blewSibilanceThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.HyperboleHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksI am sohungry Icould eata horsePatheticfallacyTimecrawled toa standstillMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Timecrawled toa standstillAll theworld’sa stagesoundassociatedwith whatis nameSimileHyperboleMy momis sweetas sugar.The signcried forourattentionQuithorsingaroundQuithorsingaroundRhymeAcomparisonusing likeor as.OxymoronShe ranlike thewindRepetitionHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.SibilanceMETAPHORThe windwhistledas it blewSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.Somethingthat is saidmore thanoncePersonificationI smella ratA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.PatheticfallacyI am sohungry Icould eata horseMETAPHOROnomatopoeiaHe swimslike afish.Her loveburnedmeHer starefroze mein myplacePersonificationA feathercould’veknockedme overHe has atemperlike avolcano.Poetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.She ranlike thewindQuiteas amouseRepetitionMetaphorThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordAlliterationHe wasas sickas a dogI smella ratDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanMy bed isas hardas a rock.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanHer loveburnedmeHer starefroze mein myplaceThe signcried forourattentionHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHe wasas sickas a dogOxymoronSimileThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorA feathercould’veknockedme overThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SIMILEQuiteas amouseTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.SIMILEYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Rhymeintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.OnomatopoeiaAlliterationMetaphorThe windwhistledas it blewSibilanceThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.HyperboleHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksI am sohungry Icould eata horsePatheticfallacyTimecrawled toa standstillMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Timecrawled toa standstillAll theworld’sa stagesoundassociatedwith whatis nameSimileHyperboleMy momis sweetas sugar.The signcried forourattentionQuithorsingaroundQuithorsingaroundRhymeAcomparisonusing likeor as.OxymoronShe ranlike thewindRepetitionHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.SibilanceMETAPHORThe windwhistledas it blewSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.Somethingthat is saidmore thanoncePersonificationI smella ratA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.Patheticfallacy

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