SIMILEMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.PatheticfallacyMetaphorAlliterationOxymoronRepetitionHe swimslike afish.Quiteas amouseShe ranlike thewindTimecrawled toa standstillShe ranlike thewindAll theworld’sa stageA feathercould’veknockedme overQuiteas amouseAcomparisonusing likeor as.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.soundassociatedwith whatis namehumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesI smella ratA feathercould’veknockedme overHer starefroze mein myplaceMy momis sweetas sugar.The signcried forourattentionMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.MetaphorHyperboleSomethingthat is saidmore thanonceSibilanceI am sohungry Icould eata horseYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Timecrawled toa standstillSimileHe wasas sickas a dogHyperboleI smella ratQuithorsingaroundHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksOnomatopoeiaThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.RhymeHer loveburnedmePoetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.The signcried forourattentionSibilanceHer starefroze mein myplaceMETAPHOROnomatopoeiaPersonificationA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.I am sohungry Icould eata horseHer loveburnedmeOxymoronMy bed isas hardas a rock.PersonificationDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.He wasas sickas a dogMETAPHORhumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanAlliterationThe windwhistledas it blewQuithorsingaroundThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.Something thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksRepetitionRhymeThe windwhistledas it blewPatheticfallacyHe has atemperlike avolcano.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SimileThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorSIMILESIMILEMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.PatheticfallacyMetaphorAlliterationOxymoronRepetitionHe swimslike afish.Quiteas amouseShe ranlike thewindTimecrawled toa standstillShe ranlike thewindAll theworld’sa stageA feathercould’veknockedme overQuiteas amouseAcomparisonusing likeor as.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.soundassociatedwith whatis namehumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesI smella ratA feathercould’veknockedme overHer starefroze mein myplaceMy momis sweetas sugar.The signcried forourattentionMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.MetaphorHyperboleSomethingthat is saidmore thanonceSibilanceI am sohungry Icould eata horseYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Timecrawled toa standstillSimileHe wasas sickas a dogHyperboleI smella ratQuithorsingaroundHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksOnomatopoeiaThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.RhymeHer loveburnedmePoetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.The signcried forourattentionSibilanceHer starefroze mein myplaceMETAPHOROnomatopoeiaPersonificationA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.I am sohungry Icould eata horseHer loveburnedmeOxymoronMy bed isas hardas a rock.PersonificationDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.He wasas sickas a dogMETAPHORhumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanAlliterationThe windwhistledas it blewQuithorsingaroundThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.Something thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksRepetitionRhymeThe windwhistledas it blewPatheticfallacyHe has atemperlike avolcano.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SimileThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorSIMILE

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