RepetitionI smella ratPersonificationMETAPHORMETAPHORAcomparisonusing likeor as.Timecrawled toa standstillMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.IdiomMy momis sweetas sugar.METAPHORMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SimileMETAPHORI am sohungry Icould eata horseTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.She ranlike thewindA feathercould’veknockedme overOnomatopoeiaSIMILESibilanceThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.He swimslike afish.My bed isas hardas a rock.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.METAPHORHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHer starefroze mein myplaceFREE!PatheticfallacyThe windwhistledas it blewAlliterationSIMILEA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.MetaphorHer loveburnedmeSIMILESIMILEMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.He has atemperlike avolcano.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.The signcried forourattentionHyperboleQuiteas amouseQuithorsingaroundHe wasas sickas a dogSIMILEFREE!RhymeYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.RepetitionI smella ratPersonificationMETAPHORMETAPHORAcomparisonusing likeor as.Timecrawled toa standstillMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.IdiomMy momis sweetas sugar.METAPHORMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SimileMETAPHORI am sohungry Icould eata horseTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.She ranlike thewindA feathercould’veknockedme overOnomatopoeiaSIMILESibilanceThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.He swimslike afish.My bed isas hardas a rock.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.METAPHORHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHer starefroze mein myplaceFREE!PatheticfallacyThe windwhistledas it blewAlliterationSIMILEA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.MetaphorHer loveburnedmeSIMILESIMILEMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.He has atemperlike avolcano.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.The signcried forourattentionHyperboleQuiteas amouseQuithorsingaroundHe wasas sickas a dogSIMILEFREE!RhymeYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.

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