Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.RhymeMETAPHORSIMILEI am sohungry Icould eata horseFREE!HyperboleSIMILEQuithorsingaroundThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.MetaphorShe ranlike thewindYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.My bed isas hardas a rock.SIMILEMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.Acomparisonusing likeor as.Her loveburnedmeMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.RepetitionThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.PersonificationMETAPHORI smella ratHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.METAPHORFREE!SibilanceTimecrawled toa standstillA feathercould’veknockedme overThe signcried forourattentionMETAPHORHe wasas sickas a dogQuiteas amouseMETAPHORSIMILEThe windwhistledas it blewMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.My momis sweetas sugar.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksIdiomHe has atemperlike avolcano.SimileAlliterationHe swimslike afish.OnomatopoeiaPatheticfallacyHer starefroze mein myplaceSIMILETears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.RhymeMETAPHORSIMILEI am sohungry Icould eata horseFREE!HyperboleSIMILEQuithorsingaroundThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.MetaphorShe ranlike thewindYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.My bed isas hardas a rock.SIMILEMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.Acomparisonusing likeor as.Her loveburnedmeMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.RepetitionThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.PersonificationMETAPHORI smella ratHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.METAPHORFREE!SibilanceTimecrawled toa standstillA feathercould’veknockedme overThe signcried forourattentionMETAPHORHe wasas sickas a dogQuiteas amouseMETAPHORSIMILEThe windwhistledas it blewMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.My momis sweetas sugar.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksIdiomHe has atemperlike avolcano.SimileAlliterationHe swimslike afish.OnomatopoeiaPatheticfallacyHer starefroze mein myplaceSIMILE

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