RhymeThe signcried forourattentionQuithorsingaroundHe wasas sickas a dogThe windwhistledas it blewPatheticfallacyHer loveburnedmeSimileQuiteas amouseThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.Acomparisonusing likeor as.RepetitionHer starefroze mein myplaceSIMILEMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.SimileHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksOnomatopoeiaQuithorsingaroundQuiteas amouseMy momis sweetas sugar.He swimslike afish.RepetitionHe wasas sickas a dogHyperboleMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.I smella ratMETAPHORPersonificationSibilanceShe ranlike thewindPoetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.Something thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.OxymoronYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.The signcried forourattentionThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.A feathercould’veknockedme overThe windwhistledas it blewTimecrawled toa standstillhumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanI smella ratHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksPatheticfallacySIMILEAlliterationTimecrawled toa standstillHer starefroze mein myplaceSomethingthat is saidmore thanoncesoundassociatedwith whatis nameOnomatopoeiaOxymoronHer loveburnedmeHe has atemperlike avolcano.RhymeAll theworld’sa stageintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesShe ranlike thewindMETAPHORThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.MetaphorSibilanceAlliterationI am sohungry Icould eata horseA feathercould’veknockedme overA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.I am sohungry Icould eata horseTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.PersonificationThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanMetaphorMy bed isas hardas a rock.HyperboleRhymeThe signcried forourattentionQuithorsingaroundHe wasas sickas a dogThe windwhistledas it blewPatheticfallacyHer loveburnedmeSimileQuiteas amouseThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.Acomparisonusing likeor as.RepetitionHer starefroze mein myplaceSIMILEMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.SimileHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksOnomatopoeiaQuithorsingaroundQuiteas amouseMy momis sweetas sugar.He swimslike afish.RepetitionHe wasas sickas a dogHyperboleMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.I smella ratMETAPHORPersonificationSibilanceShe ranlike thewindPoetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.Something thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.OxymoronYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.The signcried forourattentionThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.A feathercould’veknockedme overThe windwhistledas it blewTimecrawled toa standstillhumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanI smella ratHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksPatheticfallacySIMILEAlliterationTimecrawled toa standstillHer starefroze mein myplaceSomethingthat is saidmore thanoncesoundassociatedwith whatis nameOnomatopoeiaOxymoronHer loveburnedmeHe has atemperlike avolcano.RhymeAll theworld’sa stageintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesShe ranlike thewindMETAPHORThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.MetaphorSibilanceAlliterationI am sohungry Icould eata horseA feathercould’veknockedme overA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.I am sohungry Icould eata horseTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.PersonificationThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanMetaphorMy bed isas hardas a rock.Hyperbole

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