QuithorsingaroundHer loveburnedmeHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.METAPHORSIMILEA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.SIMILEMETAPHORHyperboleSibilanceI smella ratThe windwhistledas it blewOxymoronA feathercould’veknockedme overShe ranlike thewindSIMILEHe wasas sickas a dogThe signcried forourattentionSimileMETAPHORHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.He swimslike afish.PersonificationHer starefroze mein myplaceMy bed isas hardas a rock.PatheticfallacyMetaphorMETAPHORSIMILETimecrawled toa standstillMETAPHORYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Acomparisonusing likeor as.SIMILERepetitionThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.FREE!RhymeQuiteas amouseOnomatopoeiaI am sohungry Icould eata horseHe has atemperlike avolcano.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.My momis sweetas sugar.AlliterationMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.QuithorsingaroundHer loveburnedmeHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.METAPHORSIMILEA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.SIMILEMETAPHORHyperboleSibilanceI smella ratThe windwhistledas it blewOxymoronA feathercould’veknockedme overShe ranlike thewindSIMILEHe wasas sickas a dogThe signcried forourattentionSimileMETAPHORHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.He swimslike afish.PersonificationHer starefroze mein myplaceMy bed isas hardas a rock.PatheticfallacyMetaphorMETAPHORSIMILETimecrawled toa standstillMETAPHORYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Acomparisonusing likeor as.SIMILERepetitionThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.FREE!RhymeQuiteas amouseOnomatopoeiaI am sohungry Icould eata horseHe has atemperlike avolcano.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.My momis sweetas sugar.AlliterationMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.

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