She ranlike thewindThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.Timecrawled toa standstillPersonificationMy momis sweetas sugar.SIMILEMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.OxymoronMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.METAPHORFREE!I am sohungry Icould eata horseQuithorsingaroundTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.I smella ratAcomparisonusing likeor as.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.Quiteas amouseA feathercould’veknockedme overMy bed isas hardas a rock.Her starefroze mein myplaceMETAPHORHyperboleMETAPHORSIMILEHe wasas sickas a dogRhymeMETAPHORAlliterationSIMILEMetaphorRepetitionHe swimslike afish.SimileYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.METAPHORSIMILESibilanceSIMILEThe windwhistledas it blewHe has atemperlike avolcano.The signcried forourattentionOnomatopoeiaPatheticfallacyHer loveburnedmeShe ranlike thewindThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.Timecrawled toa standstillPersonificationMy momis sweetas sugar.SIMILEMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.OxymoronMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.METAPHORFREE!I am sohungry Icould eata horseQuithorsingaroundTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.I smella ratAcomparisonusing likeor as.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.Quiteas amouseA feathercould’veknockedme overMy bed isas hardas a rock.Her starefroze mein myplaceMETAPHORHyperboleMETAPHORSIMILEHe wasas sickas a dogRhymeMETAPHORAlliterationSIMILEMetaphorRepetitionHe swimslike afish.SimileYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.METAPHORSIMILESibilanceSIMILEThe windwhistledas it blewHe has atemperlike avolcano.The signcried forourattentionOnomatopoeiaPatheticfallacyHer loveburnedme

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