PatheticfallacyHer starefroze mein myplaceOnomatopoeiaShe ranlike thewindOnomatopoeiaPersonificationA feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILERepetitionRepetitionAlliterationI am sohungry Icould eata horseHe swimslike afish.Her starefroze mein myplacePersonificationThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SimileI smella ratAll theworld’sa stageQuithorsingaroundShe ranlike thewindThe windwhistledas it blewHer loveburnedmeThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.HyperboleSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.Timecrawled toa standstillSibilanceQuithorsingaroundPatheticfallacySomethingthat is saidmore thanonceThe signcried forourattentionintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesThe signcried forourattentionHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksMETAPHORAlliterationHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.I smella ratQuiteas amouseTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.Sibilancehumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.I am sohungry Icould eata horseMETAPHORMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.RhymeYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanTimecrawled toa standstillRhymeMetaphorThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksA feathercould’veknockedme overMy momis sweetas sugar.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SIMILEHe has atemperlike avolcano.SimileHyperboleQuiteas amouseThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordHe wasas sickas a dogHer loveburnedmePoetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.The windwhistledas it blewOxymoronDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.soundassociatedwith whatis nameHe wasas sickas a dogA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.MetaphorOxymoronMy bed isas hardas a rock.Acomparisonusing likeor as.PatheticfallacyHer starefroze mein myplaceOnomatopoeiaShe ranlike thewindOnomatopoeiaPersonificationA feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILERepetitionRepetitionAlliterationI am sohungry Icould eata horseHe swimslike afish.Her starefroze mein myplacePersonificationThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SimileI smella ratAll theworld’sa stageQuithorsingaroundShe ranlike thewindThe windwhistledas it blewHer loveburnedmeThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.HyperboleSomething thatis exaggeratedor claims notmeant to betaken literally.Timecrawled toa standstillSibilanceQuithorsingaroundPatheticfallacySomethingthat is saidmore thanonceThe signcried forourattentionintentionallyusing a wordor phrase foreffect, two ormore timesThe signcried forourattentionHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksMETAPHORAlliterationHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.I smella ratQuiteas amouseTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.Sibilancehumancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.I am sohungry Icould eata horseMETAPHORMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.RhymeYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.humancharacteristicsto somethingnon-humanTimecrawled toa standstillRhymeMetaphorThe roadwas a ribbonof moonlightover thepurple moorHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksA feathercould’veknockedme overMy momis sweetas sugar.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SIMILEHe has atemperlike avolcano.SimileHyperboleQuiteas amouseThe occurrenceof the sameletter at thebeginning of awordHe wasas sickas a dogHer loveburnedmePoetic Device:twocontradictory oropposite wordsappearing sideby side.The windwhistledas it blewOxymoronDirectlyrefers to onething bymentioninganother.soundassociatedwith whatis nameHe wasas sickas a dogA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.MetaphorOxymoronMy bed isas hardas a rock.Acomparisonusing likeor as.

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