OxymoronTimecrawled toa standstillMETAPHORSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.SimileMETAPHORPatheticfallacyThe windwhistledas it blewsoundassociatedwith whatis nameA feathercould’veknockedme overA feathercould’veknockedme overQuiteas amouseintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanQuithorsingaroundMy bed isas hardas a rock.Directlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.He has atemperlike avolcano.Poetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.OxymoronHe wasas sickas a dogHer loveburnedmeSibilanceHer starefroze mein myplaceQuithorsingaroundMetaphorThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SibilanceTimecrawled toa standstillOnomatopoeiaHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.The signcried forourattentionShe ranlike thewindI am sohungry Icould eata horseMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.RhymeHe wasas sickas a dogA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.He swimslike afish.Your wordswere adagger tomy heart.All theworld’sa stageI smella ratMetaphorRepetitionShe ranlike thewindThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordSomethingthat is saidmore thanonceHyperboleRhymePatheticfallacySIMILEPersonificationAlliterationPersonificationHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.I smella ratThe signcried forourattentionRepetitionHyperboleQuiteas amouseHer starefroze mein myplaceThe windwhistledas it blewHer loveburnedmeSimileAlliterationI am sohungry Icould eata horseOnomatopoeiaMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanMy momis sweetas sugar.Acomparisonusing likeor as.SIMILEOxymoronTimecrawled toa standstillMETAPHORSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.SimileMETAPHORPatheticfallacyThe windwhistledas it blewsoundassociatedwith whatis nameA feathercould’veknockedme overA feathercould’veknockedme overQuiteas amouseintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanQuithorsingaroundMy bed isas hardas a rock.Directlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.He has atemperlike avolcano.Poetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.OxymoronHe wasas sickas a dogHer loveburnedmeSibilanceHer starefroze mein myplaceQuithorsingaroundMetaphorThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SibilanceTimecrawled toa standstillOnomatopoeiaHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.The signcried forourattentionShe ranlike thewindI am sohungry Icould eata horseMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.RhymeHe wasas sickas a dogA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.He swimslike afish.Your wordswere adagger tomy heart.All theworld’sa stageI smella ratMetaphorRepetitionShe ranlike thewindThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordSomethingthat is saidmore thanonceHyperboleRhymePatheticfallacySIMILEPersonificationAlliterationPersonificationHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.I smella ratThe signcried forourattentionRepetitionHyperboleQuiteas amouseHer starefroze mein myplaceThe windwhistledas it blewHer loveburnedmeSimileAlliterationI am sohungry Icould eata horseOnomatopoeiaMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanMy momis sweetas sugar.Acomparisonusing likeor as.SIMILE

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