FREE!I smella ratThe signcried forourattentionHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksPatheticfallacyMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.My bed isas hardas a rock.SIMILERepetitionA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.SIMILEHer starefroze mein myplaceMETAPHOROnomatopoeiaMETAPHORMETAPHORHe swimslike afish.Quiteas amouseShe ranlike thewindSimileSIMILEThe windwhistledas it blewMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.He wasas sickas a dogRhymeIdiomYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.PersonificationAlliterationSIMILEMETAPHORSibilanceFREE!SIMILEThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.Timecrawled toa standstillMy momis sweetas sugar.Acomparisonusing likeor as.Her loveburnedmeHe has atemperlike avolcano.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.METAPHORA feathercould’veknockedme overMetaphorHyperboleQuithorsingaroundTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.I am sohungry Icould eata horseFREE!I smella ratThe signcried forourattentionHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksPatheticfallacyMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.My bed isas hardas a rock.SIMILERepetitionA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.SIMILEHer starefroze mein myplaceMETAPHOROnomatopoeiaMETAPHORMETAPHORHe swimslike afish.Quiteas amouseShe ranlike thewindSimileSIMILEThe windwhistledas it blewMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.He wasas sickas a dogRhymeIdiomYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.PersonificationAlliterationSIMILEMETAPHORSibilanceFREE!SIMILEThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.Timecrawled toa standstillMy momis sweetas sugar.Acomparisonusing likeor as.Her loveburnedmeHe has atemperlike avolcano.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.METAPHORA feathercould’veknockedme overMetaphorHyperboleQuithorsingaroundTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.I am sohungry Icould eata horse

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