The occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksMETAPHORHyperboleA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.OnomatopoeiaOxymoronA feathercould’veknockedme overHe has atemperlike avolcano.The roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorI smella ratPatheticfallacysoundassociatedwith whatis nameTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.The signcried forourattentionhumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanAlliterationYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.The signcried forourattentionhumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.Directlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.I am sohungry Icould eata horseSIMILEHer loveburnedmeHe wasas sickas a dogHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksMetaphorPersonificationHe wasas sickas a dogQuithorsingaroundI smella ratMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.My momis sweetas sugar.MetaphorHer loveburnedmeHe swimslike afish.SibilanceMy bed isas hardas a rock.RepetitionMETAPHORPatheticfallacyPersonificationThe windwhistledas it blewHyperboleSIMILEQuiteas amouseSomethingthat is saidmore thanonceAcomparisonusing likeor as.I am sohungry Icould eata horseQuithorsingaroundSimilePoetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.Quiteas amouseintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesHer starefroze mein myplaceAll theworld’sa stageShe ranlike thewindShe ranlike thewindTimecrawled toa standstillMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.AlliterationSimileOnomatopoeiaThe windwhistledas it blewOxymoronSibilanceHer starefroze mein myplaceTimecrawled toa standstillRhymeThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.A feathercould’veknockedme overRhymeSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.RepetitionThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksMETAPHORHyperboleA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.OnomatopoeiaOxymoronA feathercould’veknockedme overHe has atemperlike avolcano.The roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorI smella ratPatheticfallacysoundassociatedwith whatis nameTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.The signcried forourattentionhumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanAlliterationYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.The signcried forourattentionhumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.Directlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.I am sohungry Icould eata horseSIMILEHer loveburnedmeHe wasas sickas a dogHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksMetaphorPersonificationHe wasas sickas a dogQuithorsingaroundI smella ratMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.My momis sweetas sugar.MetaphorHer loveburnedmeHe swimslike afish.SibilanceMy bed isas hardas a rock.RepetitionMETAPHORPatheticfallacyPersonificationThe windwhistledas it blewHyperboleSIMILEQuiteas amouseSomethingthat is saidmore thanonceAcomparisonusing likeor as.I am sohungry Icould eata horseQuithorsingaroundSimilePoetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.Quiteas amouseintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesHer starefroze mein myplaceAll theworld’sa stageShe ranlike thewindShe ranlike thewindTimecrawled toa standstillMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.AlliterationSimileOnomatopoeiaThe windwhistledas it blewOxymoronSibilanceHer starefroze mein myplaceTimecrawled toa standstillRhymeThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.A feathercould’veknockedme overRhymeSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.Repetition

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