SIMILEI am sohungry Icould eata horseMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.METAPHORFREE!The windwhistledas it blewThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.Your wordswere adagger tomy heart.I smella ratHyperboleHe has atemperlike avolcano.Acomparisonusing likeor as.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SIMILESimileRepetitionAlliterationTimecrawled toa standstillHer starefroze mein myplaceA feathercould’veknockedme overMETAPHORSIMILEMETAPHORQuithorsingaroundOnomatopoeiaSibilanceThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.My momis sweetas sugar.PatheticfallacyRhymePersonificationMetaphorIdiomMETAPHORFREE!He wasas sickas a dogHer loveburnedmeSIMILEThe signcried forourattentionA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.She ranlike thewindMy bed isas hardas a rock.He swimslike afish.METAPHORSIMILEHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.Quiteas amouseHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksSIMILEI am sohungry Icould eata horseMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.METAPHORFREE!The windwhistledas it blewThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.Your wordswere adagger tomy heart.I smella ratHyperboleHe has atemperlike avolcano.Acomparisonusing likeor as.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SIMILESimileRepetitionAlliterationTimecrawled toa standstillHer starefroze mein myplaceA feathercould’veknockedme overMETAPHORSIMILEMETAPHORQuithorsingaroundOnomatopoeiaSibilanceThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.My momis sweetas sugar.PatheticfallacyRhymePersonificationMetaphorIdiomMETAPHORFREE!He wasas sickas a dogHer loveburnedmeSIMILEThe signcried forourattentionA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.She ranlike thewindMy bed isas hardas a rock.He swimslike afish.METAPHORSIMILEHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.Quiteas amouseHer 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. I-SIMILE
  2. B-I am so hungry I could eat a horse
  3. N-My brother walks slow like a snail.
  4. G-METAPHOR
  5. N-FREE!
  6. I-The wind whistled as it blew
  7. O-The class was as noisy as a crowd at a football game.
  8. O-My brother's room is a rat's nest.
  9. I-Your words were a dagger to my heart.
  10. I-I smell a rat
  11. O-Hyperbole
  12. G-He has a temper like a volcano.
  13. G-A comparison using like or as.
  14. O-Tears slid from my eyes like soft raindrops.
  15. I-My legs are jelly after walking all day.
  16. N-SIMILE
  17. O-Simile
  18. O-Repetition
  19. O-Alliteration
  20. B-Time crawled to a stand still
  21. B-Her stare froze me in my place
  22. G-A feather could’ve knocked me over
  23. I-METAPHOR
  24. O-SIMILE
  25. N-METAPHOR
  26. I-Quit horsing around
  27. N-Onomatopoeia
  28. G-Sibilance
  29. B-The field of wheat waved in the wind like a rolling sea.
  30. G-My mom is sweet as sugar.
  31. O-Pathetic fallacy
  32. G-Rhyme
  33. G-Personification
  34. I-Metaphor
  35. N-Idiom
  36. I-METAPHOR
  37. N-FREE!
  38. B-He was as sick as a dog
  39. I-Her love burned me
  40. B-SIMILE
  41. N-The sign cried for our attention
  42. O-A comparison that directly compares without using like or as.
  43. G-She ran like the wind
  44. B-My bed is as hard as a rock.
  45. N-He swims like a fish.
  46. B-METAPHOR
  47. B-SIMILE
  48. G-His hair was as right as a basket of oranges.
  49. N-Quite as a mouse
  50. B-Her news hit me like a ton of bricks