OnomatopoeiaSIMILEPatheticfallacyHe swimslike afish.Her starefroze mein myplaceFREE!METAPHORMy bed isas hardas a rock.I am sohungry Icould eata horseMy momis sweetas sugar.METAPHORMETAPHORSIMILEThe signcried forourattentionHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHe wasas sickas a dogSIMILEShe ranlike thewindRhymeQuithorsingaroundFREE!Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.A feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILEHer loveburnedmeMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Your wordswere adagger tomy heart.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.Quiteas amouseSibilanceAlliterationTimecrawled toa standstillHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.SimileHe has atemperlike avolcano.PersonificationRepetitionThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.HyperboleMETAPHORTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.I smella ratMETAPHORSIMILEMetaphorMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.IdiomThe windwhistledas it blewAcomparisonusing likeor as.OnomatopoeiaSIMILEPatheticfallacyHe swimslike afish.Her starefroze mein myplaceFREE!METAPHORMy bed isas hardas a rock.I am sohungry Icould eata horseMy momis sweetas sugar.METAPHORMETAPHORSIMILEThe signcried forourattentionHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHe wasas sickas a dogSIMILEShe ranlike thewindRhymeQuithorsingaroundFREE!Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.A feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILEHer loveburnedmeMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Your wordswere adagger tomy heart.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.Quiteas amouseSibilanceAlliterationTimecrawled toa standstillHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.SimileHe has atemperlike avolcano.PersonificationRepetitionThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.HyperboleMETAPHORTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.I smella ratMETAPHORSIMILEMetaphorMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.IdiomThe windwhistledas it blewAcomparisonusing likeor as.

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