My momis sweetas sugar.Acomparisonusing likeor as.SIMILEMETAPHORSIMILEQuiteas amouseHer loveburnedmeFREE!Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.METAPHORMy bed isas hardas a rock.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.AlliterationQuithorsingaroundHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.He wasas sickas a dogMETAPHORMETAPHORSIMILERhymeHer starefroze mein myplaceShe ranlike thewindYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.A feathercould’veknockedme overHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksPersonificationThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.OxymoronHe swimslike afish.Timecrawled toa standstillSIMILEThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SIMILEOnomatopoeiaMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.He has atemperlike avolcano.I am sohungry Icould eata horseMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SimileMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.MetaphorThe windwhistledas it blewMETAPHORI smella ratThe signcried forourattentionSibilanceRepetitionPatheticfallacyHyperboleMy momis sweetas sugar.Acomparisonusing likeor as.SIMILEMETAPHORSIMILEQuiteas amouseHer loveburnedmeFREE!Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.METAPHORMy bed isas hardas a rock.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.AlliterationQuithorsingaroundHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.He wasas sickas a dogMETAPHORMETAPHORSIMILERhymeHer starefroze mein myplaceShe ranlike thewindYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.A feathercould’veknockedme overHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksPersonificationThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.OxymoronHe swimslike afish.Timecrawled toa standstillSIMILEThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SIMILEOnomatopoeiaMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.He has atemperlike avolcano.I am sohungry Icould eata horseMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SimileMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.MetaphorThe windwhistledas it blewMETAPHORI smella ratThe signcried forourattentionSibilanceRepetitionPatheticfallacyHyperbole

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