OnomatopoeiaPersonificationI am sohungry Icould eata horseSIMILESIMILERhymeYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.A feathercould’veknockedme overThe windwhistledas it blewMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.METAPHORThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.My bed isas hardas a rock.SimileHe swimslike afish.FREE!PatheticfallacyMETAPHORA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.AlliterationRepetitionIdiomMETAPHORSIMILEHer loveburnedmeFREE!He has atemperlike avolcano.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.SIMILEMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.He wasas sickas a dogThe signcried forourattentionHyperboleThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SIMILETimecrawled toa standstillI smella ratMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.Quiteas amouseMetaphorHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksSibilanceHer starefroze mein myplaceAcomparisonusing likeor as.METAPHORShe ranlike thewindMETAPHORMy momis sweetas sugar.QuithorsingaroundOnomatopoeiaPersonificationI am sohungry Icould eata horseSIMILESIMILERhymeYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.A feathercould’veknockedme overThe windwhistledas it blewMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.METAPHORThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.My bed isas hardas a rock.SimileHe swimslike afish.FREE!PatheticfallacyMETAPHORA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.AlliterationRepetitionIdiomMETAPHORSIMILEHer loveburnedmeFREE!He has atemperlike avolcano.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.SIMILEMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.He wasas sickas a dogThe signcried forourattentionHyperboleThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SIMILETimecrawled toa standstillI smella ratMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.Quiteas amouseMetaphorHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksSibilanceHer starefroze mein myplaceAcomparisonusing likeor as.METAPHORShe ranlike thewindMETAPHORMy momis sweetas sugar.Quithorsingaround

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