SIMILEYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Acomparisonusing likeor as.METAPHORHer loveburnedmeThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SibilanceQuiteas amouseRepetitionHe wasas sickas a dogMETAPHORQuithorsingaroundOnomatopoeiaSIMILEMETAPHORSimilePersonificationMETAPHORHe has atemperlike avolcano.Timecrawled toa standstillThe windwhistledas it blewHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.He swimslike afish.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.HyperboleA feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILEThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.PatheticfallacyFREE!My momis sweetas sugar.IdiomMetaphorMETAPHORShe ranlike thewindTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.FREE!RhymeMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Her starefroze mein myplaceI am sohungry Icould eata horseA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.AlliterationHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksMy bed isas hardas a rock.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SIMILEThe signcried forourattentionI smella ratSIMILESIMILEYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.Acomparisonusing likeor as.METAPHORHer loveburnedmeThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SibilanceQuiteas amouseRepetitionHe wasas sickas a dogMETAPHORQuithorsingaroundOnomatopoeiaSIMILEMETAPHORSimilePersonificationMETAPHORHe has atemperlike avolcano.Timecrawled toa standstillThe windwhistledas it blewHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.He swimslike afish.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.HyperboleA feathercould’veknockedme overSIMILEThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.PatheticfallacyFREE!My momis sweetas sugar.IdiomMetaphorMETAPHORShe ranlike thewindTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.FREE!RhymeMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.Her starefroze mein myplaceI am sohungry Icould eata horseA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.AlliterationHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksMy bed isas hardas a rock.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SIMILEThe signcried forourattentionI smella ratSIMILE

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