Acomparisonusing likeor as.RepetitionHe swimslike afish.METAPHORShe ranlike thewindMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SIMILEMy bed isas hardas a rock.OnomatopoeiaHer loveburnedmePatheticfallacyHer starefroze mein myplaceThe windwhistledas it blewThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksHyperboleA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.He has atemperlike avolcano.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.FREE!SIMILESimileHe wasas sickas a dogIdiomMETAPHORMETAPHORHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SibilanceAlliterationMetaphorRhymeThe signcried forourattentionMy momis sweetas sugar.Quiteas amouseFREE!METAPHORMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.Your wordswere adagger tomy heart.I smella ratMETAPHORI am sohungry Icould eata horsePersonificationMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SIMILEQuithorsingaroundSIMILETimecrawled toa standstillA feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILEAcomparisonusing likeor as.RepetitionHe swimslike afish.METAPHORShe ranlike thewindMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SIMILEMy bed isas hardas a rock.OnomatopoeiaHer loveburnedmePatheticfallacyHer starefroze mein myplaceThe windwhistledas it blewThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksHyperboleA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.He has atemperlike avolcano.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.FREE!SIMILESimileHe wasas sickas a dogIdiomMETAPHORMETAPHORHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.SibilanceAlliterationMetaphorRhymeThe signcried forourattentionMy momis sweetas sugar.Quiteas amouseFREE!METAPHORMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.Your wordswere adagger tomy heart.I smella ratMETAPHORI am sohungry Icould eata horsePersonificationMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SIMILEQuithorsingaroundSIMILETimecrawled toa standstillA feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILE

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