SibilanceShe ranlike thewindHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.The windwhistledas it blewMy momis sweetas sugar.Timecrawled toa standstillRepetitionhumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanThe signcried forourattentionPatheticfallacySimileMETAPHORPersonificationRepetitionHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHer loveburnedmeQuithorsingaroundMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.I am sohungry Icould eata horseTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.SimileI smella ratMETAPHORThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorSIMILEsoundassociatedwith whatis nameOxymoronThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordQuithorsingaroundShe ranlike thewindI am sohungry Icould eata horseHe has atemperlike avolcano.A feathercould’veknockedme overSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.He wasas sickas a dogHe swimslike afish.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.Acomparisonusing likeor as.HyperboleHe wasas sickas a dogAlliterationMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.The windwhistledas it blewHer loveburnedmePersonificationRhymeOnomatopoeiaintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesAll theworld’sa stageOnomatopoeiaI smella ratThe signcried forourattentionOxymoronhumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanQuiteas amouseHer starefroze mein myplaceThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.RhymeYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Timecrawled toa standstillMetaphorQuiteas amouseA feathercould’veknockedme overDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.Her starefroze mein myplacePoetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.SibilanceHyperboleMetaphorAlliterationPatheticfallacySomethingthat is saidmore thanonceSIMILEMy bed isas hardas a rock.SibilanceShe ranlike thewindHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.The windwhistledas it blewMy momis sweetas sugar.Timecrawled toa standstillRepetitionhumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanThe signcried forourattentionPatheticfallacySimileMETAPHORPersonificationRepetitionHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHer loveburnedmeQuithorsingaroundMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.I am sohungry Icould eata horseTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.SimileI smella ratMETAPHORThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorSIMILEsoundassociatedwith whatis nameOxymoronThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordQuithorsingaroundShe ranlike thewindI am sohungry Icould eata horseHe has atemperlike avolcano.A feathercould’veknockedme overSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.He wasas sickas a dogHe swimslike afish.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.Acomparisonusing likeor as.HyperboleHe wasas sickas a dogAlliterationMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.The windwhistledas it blewHer loveburnedmePersonificationRhymeOnomatopoeiaintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesAll theworld’sa stageOnomatopoeiaI smella ratThe signcried forourattentionOxymoronhumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanQuiteas amouseHer starefroze mein myplaceThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.RhymeYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Timecrawled toa standstillMetaphorQuiteas amouseA feathercould’veknockedme overDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.Her starefroze mein myplacePoetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.SibilanceHyperboleMetaphorAlliterationPatheticfallacySomethingthat is saidmore thanonceSIMILEMy bed isas hardas a rock.

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