SIMILEI smella ratHer loveburnedmeTimecrawled toa standstillShe ranlike thewindHer starefroze mein myplaceQuithorsingaroundYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.METAPHORHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.Acomparisonusing likeor as.SibilanceMETAPHOROnomatopoeiaSIMILEA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.He swimslike afish.The signcried forourattentionSimileMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.RepetitionMETAPHORThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.FREE!Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.METAPHORAlliterationI am sohungry Icould eata horseHyperboleMy momis sweetas sugar.He wasas sickas a dogIdiomThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.PersonificationA feathercould’veknockedme overFREE!SIMILEHe has atemperlike avolcano.My bed isas hardas a rock.RhymeQuiteas amouseMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SIMILEPatheticfallacySIMILEMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.METAPHORMetaphorThe windwhistledas it blewHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksSIMILEI smella ratHer loveburnedmeTimecrawled toa standstillShe ranlike thewindHer starefroze mein myplaceQuithorsingaroundYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.METAPHORHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.Acomparisonusing likeor as.SibilanceMETAPHOROnomatopoeiaSIMILEA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.He swimslike afish.The signcried forourattentionSimileMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.RepetitionMETAPHORThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.FREE!Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.METAPHORAlliterationI am sohungry Icould eata horseHyperboleMy momis sweetas sugar.He wasas sickas a dogIdiomThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.PersonificationA feathercould’veknockedme overFREE!SIMILEHe has atemperlike avolcano.My bed isas hardas a rock.RhymeQuiteas amouseMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SIMILEPatheticfallacySIMILEMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.METAPHORMetaphorThe windwhistledas it blewHer newshit me likea ton ofbricks

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