Her loveburnedmeHe has atemperlike avolcano.METAPHORHyperboleMy bed isas hardas a rock.I smella ratTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.RepetitionYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.SimileSibilanceMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SIMILEMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.METAPHORSIMILEHer starefroze mein myplaceFREE!He swimslike afish.MetaphorThe signcried forourattentionIdiomAcomparisonusing likeor as.I am sohungry Icould eata horseSIMILEMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.METAPHORMETAPHORShe ranlike thewindRhymeAlliterationOnomatopoeiaThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.QuithorsingaroundA feathercould’veknockedme overMy momis sweetas sugar.FREE!Quiteas amouseA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.PersonificationHe wasas sickas a dogThe windwhistledas it blewMETAPHORPatheticfallacyThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksSIMILESIMILETimecrawled toa standstillHer loveburnedmeHe has atemperlike avolcano.METAPHORHyperboleMy bed isas hardas a rock.I smella ratTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.RepetitionYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.SimileSibilanceMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SIMILEMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.METAPHORSIMILEHer starefroze mein myplaceFREE!He swimslike afish.MetaphorThe signcried forourattentionIdiomAcomparisonusing likeor as.I am sohungry Icould eata horseSIMILEMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.METAPHORMETAPHORShe ranlike thewindRhymeAlliterationOnomatopoeiaThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.QuithorsingaroundA feathercould’veknockedme overMy momis sweetas sugar.FREE!Quiteas amouseA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.PersonificationHe wasas sickas a dogThe windwhistledas it blewMETAPHORPatheticfallacyThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksSIMILESIMILETimecrawled toa standstill

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