QuithorsingaroundThe signcried forourattentionHyperboleMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.RepetitionHyperboleHe wasas sickas a dogHer loveburnedmeA feathercould’veknockedme overThe signcried forourattentionSIMILESomethingthat is saidmore thanonceHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksRepetitionHer loveburnedmeSIMILEintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordSibilanceMy bed isas hardas a rock.SibilanceShe ranlike thewindI am sohungry Icould eata horseRhymehumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanOnomatopoeiaHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.A feathercould’veknockedme overI smella ratAcomparisonusing likeor as.MetaphorRhymeTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.Timecrawled toa standstillHer starefroze mein myplaceMy momis sweetas sugar.He swimslike afish.Quiteas amouseHe has atemperlike avolcano.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.PatheticfallacyQuiteas amouseHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.METAPHORsoundassociatedwith whatis nameMETAPHOROxymoronDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.All theworld’sa stageThe windwhistledas it blewHer starefroze mein myplaceThe windwhistledas it blewMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.AlliterationOnomatopoeiahumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.The roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorPatheticfallacyQuithorsingaroundThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SimileMetaphorPersonificationShe ranlike thewindOxymoronPoetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.AlliterationI smella ratSimileTimecrawled toa standstillPersonificationI am sohungry Icould eata horseHe wasas sickas a dogQuithorsingaroundThe signcried forourattentionHyperboleMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.RepetitionHyperboleHe wasas sickas a dogHer loveburnedmeA feathercould’veknockedme overThe signcried forourattentionSIMILESomethingthat is saidmore thanonceHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksRepetitionHer loveburnedmeSIMILEintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordSibilanceMy bed isas hardas a rock.SibilanceShe ranlike thewindI am sohungry Icould eata horseRhymehumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanOnomatopoeiaHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.A feathercould’veknockedme overI smella ratAcomparisonusing likeor as.MetaphorRhymeTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.Timecrawled toa standstillHer starefroze mein myplaceMy momis sweetas sugar.He swimslike afish.Quiteas amouseHe has atemperlike avolcano.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.PatheticfallacyQuiteas amouseHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.METAPHORsoundassociatedwith whatis nameMETAPHOROxymoronDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.All theworld’sa stageThe windwhistledas it blewHer starefroze mein myplaceThe windwhistledas it blewMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.AlliterationOnomatopoeiahumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.The roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorPatheticfallacyQuithorsingaroundThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SimileMetaphorPersonificationShe ranlike thewindOxymoronPoetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.AlliterationI smella ratSimileTimecrawled toa standstillPersonificationI am sohungry Icould eata horseHe wasas sickas a dog

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