The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SIMILETimecrawled toa standstillHe wasas sickas a dogI am sohungry Icould eata horseHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.My momis sweetas sugar.RhymeMETAPHORHe swimslike afish.METAPHORThe signcried forourattentionThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.Her starefroze mein myplaceSIMILESIMILEQuithorsingaroundSimilePersonificationMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.METAPHORAcomparisonusing likeor as.She ranlike thewindFREE!Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.OnomatopoeiaOxymoronHyperboleQuiteas amouseRepetitionMy bed isas hardas a rock.The windwhistledas it blewMetaphorHe has atemperlike avolcano.METAPHORMETAPHORMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.A feathercould’veknockedme overSibilanceI smella ratYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Her loveburnedmePatheticfallacyAlliterationHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksSIMILESIMILEThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SIMILETimecrawled toa standstillHe wasas sickas a dogI am sohungry Icould eata horseHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.My momis sweetas sugar.RhymeMETAPHORHe swimslike afish.METAPHORThe signcried forourattentionThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.Her starefroze mein myplaceSIMILESIMILEQuithorsingaroundSimilePersonificationMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.METAPHORAcomparisonusing likeor as.She ranlike thewindFREE!Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.OnomatopoeiaOxymoronHyperboleQuiteas amouseRepetitionMy bed isas hardas a rock.The windwhistledas it blewMetaphorHe has atemperlike avolcano.METAPHORMETAPHORMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.A feathercould’veknockedme overSibilanceI smella ratYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Her loveburnedmePatheticfallacyAlliterationHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksSIMILESIMILE

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