Quiteas amouseSIMILEIdiomTimecrawled toa standstillMy momis sweetas sugar.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.He swimslike afish.QuithorsingaroundPersonificationMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.METAPHORPatheticfallacyThe windwhistledas it blewMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.METAPHORSibilanceOnomatopoeiaMy bed isas hardas a rock.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.He has atemperlike avolcano.SIMILEI smella ratA feathercould’veknockedme overHyperboleShe ranlike thewindSimileHe wasas sickas a dogAlliterationThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.MetaphorHer loveburnedmeSIMILEThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.RepetitionYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.METAPHORSIMILERhymeFREE!The signcried forourattentionMETAPHORHer starefroze mein myplaceI am sohungry Icould eata horseFREE!Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksSIMILEAcomparisonusing likeor as.METAPHORQuiteas amouseSIMILEIdiomTimecrawled toa standstillMy momis sweetas sugar.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.He swimslike afish.QuithorsingaroundPersonificationMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.METAPHORPatheticfallacyThe windwhistledas it blewMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.METAPHORSibilanceOnomatopoeiaMy bed isas hardas a rock.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.He has atemperlike avolcano.SIMILEI smella ratA feathercould’veknockedme overHyperboleShe ranlike thewindSimileHe wasas sickas a dogAlliterationThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.MetaphorHer loveburnedmeSIMILEThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.RepetitionYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.METAPHORSIMILERhymeFREE!The signcried forourattentionMETAPHORHer starefroze mein myplaceI am sohungry Icould eata horseFREE!Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksSIMILEAcomparisonusing likeor as.METAPHOR

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