I am sohungry Icould eata horseYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Her starefroze mein myplaceHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksMETAPHORPatheticfallacyA feathercould’veknockedme overTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.METAPHORPersonificationMETAPHORAcomparisonusing likeor as.He wasas sickas a dogThe windwhistledas it blewHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.OnomatopoeiaTimecrawled toa standstillMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.I smella ratAlliterationQuithorsingaroundMetaphorMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.He has atemperlike avolcano.Her loveburnedmeSibilanceMy bed isas hardas a rock.HyperboleRhymeSIMILESIMILEThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.RepetitionFREE!My momis sweetas sugar.SIMILEHe swimslike afish.METAPHORMETAPHOROxymoronSIMILEMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.The signcried forourattentionShe ranlike thewindSimileQuiteas amouseSIMILEI am sohungry Icould eata horseYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Her starefroze mein myplaceHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksMETAPHORPatheticfallacyA feathercould’veknockedme overTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.METAPHORPersonificationMETAPHORAcomparisonusing likeor as.He wasas sickas a dogThe windwhistledas it blewHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.OnomatopoeiaTimecrawled toa standstillMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.I smella ratAlliterationQuithorsingaroundMetaphorMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.He has atemperlike avolcano.Her loveburnedmeSibilanceMy bed isas hardas a rock.HyperboleRhymeSIMILESIMILEThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.RepetitionFREE!My momis sweetas sugar.SIMILEHe swimslike afish.METAPHORMETAPHOROxymoronSIMILEMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.The signcried forourattentionShe ranlike thewindSimileQuiteas amouseSIMILE

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. I am so hungry I could eat a horse
  2. Your words were a dagger to my heart.
  3. Her stare froze me in my place
  4. Her news hit me like a ton of bricks
  5. METAPHOR
  6. Pathetic fallacy
  7. A feather could’ve knocked me over
  8. Tears slid from my eyes like soft raindrops.
  9. The field of wheat waved in the wind like a rolling sea.
  10. METAPHOR
  11. Personification
  12. METAPHOR
  13. A comparison using like or as.
  14. He was as sick as a dog
  15. The wind whistled as it blew
  16. His hair was as right as a basket of oranges.
  17. A comparison that directly compares without using like or as.
  18. Onomatopoeia
  19. Time crawled to a stand still
  20. My brother's room is a rat's nest.
  21. I smell a rat
  22. Alliteration
  23. Quit horsing around
  24. Metaphor
  25. My legs are jelly after walking all day.
  26. He has a temper like a volcano.
  27. Her love burned me
  28. Sibilance
  29. My bed is as hard as a rock.
  30. Hyperbole
  31. Rhyme
  32. SIMILE
  33. SIMILE
  34. The class was as noisy as a crowd at a football game.
  35. Repetition
  36. FREE!
  37. My mom is sweet as sugar.
  38. SIMILE
  39. He swims like a fish.
  40. METAPHOR
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  42. Oxymoron
  43. SIMILE
  44. My brother walks slow like a snail.
  45. The sign cried for our attention
  46. She ran like the wind
  47. Simile
  48. Quite as a mouse
  49. SIMILE