He wasas sickas a dogThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.METAPHORA feathercould’veknockedme overYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.He swimslike afish.SIMILEQuithorsingaroundAcomparisonusing likeor as.METAPHORThe windwhistledas it blewMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SIMILEMETAPHORMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.SIMILEMy momis sweetas sugar.METAPHORAlliterationI am sohungry Icould eata horseQuiteas amouseShe ranlike thewindA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.IdiomFREE!My bed isas hardas a rock.PersonificationRepetitionHer starefroze mein myplaceMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksTimecrawled toa standstillSIMILEHyperboleHe has atemperlike avolcano.OnomatopoeiaThe signcried forourattentionI smella ratMetaphorHer loveburnedmeSimilePatheticfallacySIMILEFREE!The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.RhymeMETAPHORSibilanceHe wasas sickas a dogThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.METAPHORA feathercould’veknockedme overYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.He swimslike afish.SIMILEQuithorsingaroundAcomparisonusing likeor as.METAPHORThe windwhistledas it blewMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SIMILEMETAPHORMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.SIMILEMy momis sweetas sugar.METAPHORAlliterationI am sohungry Icould eata horseQuiteas amouseShe ranlike thewindA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.IdiomFREE!My bed isas hardas a rock.PersonificationRepetitionHer starefroze mein myplaceMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksTimecrawled toa standstillSIMILEHyperboleHe has atemperlike avolcano.OnomatopoeiaThe signcried forourattentionI smella ratMetaphorHer loveburnedmeSimilePatheticfallacySIMILEFREE!The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.RhymeMETAPHORSibilance

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