RepetitionQuiteas amouseYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.OnomatopoeiaFREE!Timecrawled toa standstillSimileMetaphorSIMILEHe wasas sickas a dogMETAPHORSIMILEShe ranlike thewindA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.METAPHORAcomparisonusing likeor as.Her loveburnedmeOxymoronMETAPHORI smella ratHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.The signcried forourattentionThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.AlliterationPatheticfallacyMETAPHORI am sohungry Icould eata horseSIMILEThe windwhistledas it blewMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.PersonificationMETAPHORSibilanceHyperboleThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.QuithorsingaroundMy bed isas hardas a rock.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.He has atemperlike avolcano.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksHe swimslike afish.My momis sweetas sugar.SIMILEHer starefroze mein myplaceRhymeA feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILERepetitionQuiteas amouseYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.OnomatopoeiaFREE!Timecrawled toa standstillSimileMetaphorSIMILEHe wasas sickas a dogMETAPHORSIMILEShe ranlike thewindA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.METAPHORAcomparisonusing likeor as.Her loveburnedmeOxymoronMETAPHORI smella ratHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.The signcried forourattentionThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.AlliterationPatheticfallacyMETAPHORI am sohungry Icould eata horseSIMILEThe windwhistledas it blewMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.PersonificationMETAPHORSibilanceHyperboleThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.QuithorsingaroundMy bed isas hardas a rock.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.He has atemperlike avolcano.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksHe swimslike afish.My momis sweetas sugar.SIMILEHer starefroze mein myplaceRhymeA feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILE

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