METAPHORQuiteas amousePatheticfallacyTimecrawled toa standstillAcomparisonusing likeor as.QuithorsingaroundSIMILEHe has atemperlike avolcano.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.The signcried forourattentionMETAPHORA feathercould’veknockedme overPersonificationIdiomHe swimslike afish.SIMILEThe windwhistledas it blewSIMILEHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksMETAPHORRepetitionHyperboleHer loveburnedmeOnomatopoeiaMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.METAPHORThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.My momis sweetas sugar.Her starefroze mein myplaceA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.RhymeMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.He wasas sickas a dogFREE!I smella ratI am sohungry Icould eata horseShe ranlike thewindMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.METAPHORMy bed isas hardas a rock.FREE!SIMILESimileMetaphorSIMILEYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.AlliterationSibilanceMETAPHORQuiteas amousePatheticfallacyTimecrawled toa standstillAcomparisonusing likeor as.QuithorsingaroundSIMILEHe has atemperlike avolcano.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.The signcried forourattentionMETAPHORA feathercould’veknockedme overPersonificationIdiomHe swimslike afish.SIMILEThe windwhistledas it blewSIMILEHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksMETAPHORRepetitionHyperboleHer loveburnedmeOnomatopoeiaMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.METAPHORThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.My momis sweetas sugar.Her starefroze mein myplaceA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.The field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.RhymeMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.He wasas sickas a dogFREE!I smella ratI am sohungry Icould eata horseShe ranlike thewindMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.METAPHORMy bed isas hardas a rock.FREE!SIMILESimileMetaphorSIMILEYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.AlliterationSibilance

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