He wasas sickas a dogMETAPHORFREE!OnomatopoeiaHe has atemperlike avolcano.SIMILEThe windwhistledas it blewSIMILEMy momis sweetas sugar.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SIMILEFREE!METAPHORThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.RhymeShe ranlike thewindTimecrawled toa standstillMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.IdiomTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.Your wordswere adagger tomy heart.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.I smella ratAlliterationMETAPHORMETAPHORHyperboleSibilanceSIMILESIMILEHe swimslike afish.Her loveburnedmeQuithorsingaroundA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.RepetitionThe signcried forourattentionPersonificationMetaphorA feathercould’veknockedme overSimileThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.My bed isas hardas a rock.Quiteas amousePatheticfallacyAcomparisonusing likeor as.Her starefroze mein myplaceI am sohungry Icould eata horseMETAPHORHe wasas sickas a dogMETAPHORFREE!OnomatopoeiaHe has atemperlike avolcano.SIMILEThe windwhistledas it blewSIMILEMy momis sweetas sugar.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.SIMILEFREE!METAPHORThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.My legs arejelly afterwalking allday.RhymeShe ranlike thewindTimecrawled toa standstillMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.IdiomTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.Your wordswere adagger tomy heart.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksHis hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.I smella ratAlliterationMETAPHORMETAPHORHyperboleSibilanceSIMILESIMILEHe swimslike afish.Her loveburnedmeQuithorsingaroundA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.RepetitionThe signcried forourattentionPersonificationMetaphorA feathercould’veknockedme overSimileThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.My bed isas hardas a rock.Quiteas amousePatheticfallacyAcomparisonusing likeor as.Her starefroze mein myplaceI am sohungry Icould eata horseMETAPHOR

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