soundassociatedwith whatis nameAll theworld’sa stageThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.He wasas sickas a dogShe ranlike thewindShe ranlike thewindPersonificationThe windwhistledas it blewSomethingthat is saidmore thanonceSimileOnomatopoeiaHe swimslike afish.AlliterationHyperboleThe signcried forourattentionMETAPHORQuithorsingaroundAlliterationSimileOxymoronThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.Acomparisonusing likeor as.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanI am sohungry Icould eata horseHer starefroze mein myplaceRepetitionHer loveburnedmeI smella ratHer loveburnedmeHer starefroze mein myplaceMETAPHORTimecrawled toa standstillMetaphorMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.Quiteas amouseMy bed isas hardas a rock.QuithorsingaroundSIMILEThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.My momis sweetas sugar.He wasas sickas a dogThe signcried forourattentionRepetitionhumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanQuiteas amouseI am sohungry Icould eata horseI smella ratOnomatopoeiaHe has atemperlike avolcano.PatheticfallacyMetaphorSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.Your wordswere adagger tomy heart.A feathercould’veknockedme overA feathercould’veknockedme overDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.Poetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.The windwhistledas it blewPatheticfallacySIMILEHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.Personificationintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesTimecrawled toa standstillHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksSibilanceA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.RhymeOxymoronHyperboleSibilanceMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Rhymesoundassociatedwith whatis nameAll theworld’sa stageThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.He wasas sickas a dogShe ranlike thewindShe ranlike thewindPersonificationThe windwhistledas it blewSomethingthat is saidmore thanonceSimileOnomatopoeiaHe swimslike afish.AlliterationHyperboleThe signcried forourattentionMETAPHORQuithorsingaroundAlliterationSimileOxymoronThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.Acomparisonusing likeor as.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanI am sohungry Icould eata horseHer starefroze mein myplaceRepetitionHer loveburnedmeI smella ratHer loveburnedmeHer starefroze mein myplaceMETAPHORTimecrawled toa standstillMetaphorMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.Quiteas amouseMy bed isas hardas a rock.QuithorsingaroundSIMILEThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.My momis sweetas sugar.He wasas sickas a dogThe signcried forourattentionRepetitionhumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanQuiteas amouseI am sohungry Icould eata horseI smella ratOnomatopoeiaHe has atemperlike avolcano.PatheticfallacyMetaphorSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.Your wordswere adagger tomy heart.A feathercould’veknockedme overA feathercould’veknockedme overDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.Poetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.The windwhistledas it blewPatheticfallacySIMILEHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.Personificationintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesTimecrawled toa standstillHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksSibilanceA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.RhymeOxymoronHyperboleSibilanceMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Rhyme

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