Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.He swimslike afish.IdiomFREE!RhymeSimileThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.She ranlike thewindSIMILEAlliterationMy momis sweetas sugar.MetaphorHer starefroze mein myplaceHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksSibilancePersonificationMETAPHORMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.He has atemperlike avolcano.OnomatopoeiaA feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILERepetitionQuithorsingaroundQuiteas amouseYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.He wasas sickas a dogHyperboleThe windwhistledas it blewThe signcried forourattentionFREE!I am sohungry Icould eata horseSIMILETimecrawled toa standstillMETAPHORMETAPHORPatheticfallacyA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.SIMILEAcomparisonusing likeor as.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.METAPHORMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.My bed isas hardas a rock.I smella ratSIMILEHer loveburnedmeMETAPHORTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.He swimslike afish.IdiomFREE!RhymeSimileThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.She ranlike thewindSIMILEAlliterationMy momis sweetas sugar.MetaphorHer starefroze mein myplaceHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksSibilancePersonificationMETAPHORMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.He has atemperlike avolcano.OnomatopoeiaA feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILERepetitionQuithorsingaroundQuiteas amouseYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.He wasas sickas a dogHyperboleThe windwhistledas it blewThe signcried forourattentionFREE!I am sohungry Icould eata horseSIMILETimecrawled toa standstillMETAPHORMETAPHORPatheticfallacyA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.SIMILEAcomparisonusing likeor as.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.METAPHORMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.My bed isas hardas a rock.I smella ratSIMILEHer loveburnedmeMETAPHOR

Similes and Metaphors - Call List

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