My bed isas hardas a rock.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.I smella ratQuiteas amousehumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanA feathercould’veknockedme overHer starefroze mein myplaceThe windwhistledas it blewQuithorsingaroundSomethingthat is saidmore thanonceOxymoronHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorHe has atemperlike avolcano.OnomatopoeiaHyperboleShe ranlike thewindRhymeThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordThe signcried forourattentionMETAPHORPatheticfallacyPersonificationPatheticfallacyHe swimslike afish.SimileMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.I smella ratAlliterationRepetitionI am sohungry Icould eata horseSIMILEHer loveburnedmeHer loveburnedmeShe ranlike thewindDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.intentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesA feathercould’veknockedme overMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.OnomatopoeiaHer starefroze mein myplaceAlliterationHe wasas sickas a dogI am sohungry Icould eata horseRepetitionTimecrawled toa standstillTimecrawled toa standstillSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanPersonificationMetaphorThe windwhistledas it blewSIMILEHyperboleHe wasas sickas a dogAll theworld’sa stageTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.My momis sweetas sugar.OxymoronSimileAcomparisonusing likeor as.MetaphorYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.METAPHORThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.Quiteas amouseQuithorsingaroundRhymePoetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.The signcried forourattentionSibilanceThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SibilanceHer newshit me likea ton ofbrickssoundassociatedwith whatis nameMy bed isas hardas a rock.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.I smella ratQuiteas amousehumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanA feathercould’veknockedme overHer starefroze mein myplaceThe windwhistledas it blewQuithorsingaroundSomethingthat is saidmore thanonceOxymoronHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorHe has atemperlike avolcano.OnomatopoeiaHyperboleShe ranlike thewindRhymeThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordThe signcried forourattentionMETAPHORPatheticfallacyPersonificationPatheticfallacyHe swimslike afish.SimileMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.I smella ratAlliterationRepetitionI am sohungry Icould eata horseSIMILEHer loveburnedmeHer loveburnedmeShe ranlike thewindDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.intentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesA feathercould’veknockedme overMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.OnomatopoeiaHer starefroze mein myplaceAlliterationHe wasas sickas a dogI am sohungry Icould eata horseRepetitionTimecrawled toa standstillTimecrawled toa standstillSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanPersonificationMetaphorThe windwhistledas it blewSIMILEHyperboleHe wasas sickas a dogAll theworld’sa stageTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.My momis sweetas sugar.OxymoronSimileAcomparisonusing likeor as.MetaphorYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.METAPHORThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.Quiteas amouseQuithorsingaroundRhymePoetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.The signcried forourattentionSibilanceThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SibilanceHer newshit me likea ton ofbrickssoundassociatedwith whatis name

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