HyperboleHe has atemperlike avolcano.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.My bed isas hardas a rock.The signcried forourattentionRhymeQuiteas amouseMETAPHORPersonificationFREE!The windwhistledas it blewMy momis sweetas sugar.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.METAPHORThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.I smella ratMETAPHORThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SibilanceSIMILESIMILEIdiomHer starefroze mein myplaceMETAPHORMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.SIMILESimileMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SIMILEMETAPHORRepetitionMetaphorHer loveburnedmeA feathercould’veknockedme overHe swimslike afish.FREE!Your wordswere adagger tomy heart.I am sohungry Icould eata horseHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHe wasas sickas a dogSIMILEQuithorsingaroundAlliterationShe ranlike thewindAcomparisonusing likeor as.OnomatopoeiaPatheticfallacyTimecrawled toa standstillHyperboleHe has atemperlike avolcano.Tears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.My bed isas hardas a rock.The signcried forourattentionRhymeQuiteas amouseMETAPHORPersonificationFREE!The windwhistledas it blewMy momis sweetas sugar.A comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.METAPHORThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.Mybrother'sroom is arat's nest.His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.I smella ratMETAPHORThe classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.SibilanceSIMILESIMILEIdiomHer starefroze mein myplaceMETAPHORMy brotherwalks slowlike a snail.SIMILESimileMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.SIMILEMETAPHORRepetitionMetaphorHer loveburnedmeA feathercould’veknockedme overHe swimslike afish.FREE!Your wordswere adagger tomy heart.I am sohungry Icould eata horseHer newshit me likea ton ofbricksHe wasas sickas a dogSIMILEQuithorsingaroundAlliterationShe ranlike thewindAcomparisonusing likeor as.OnomatopoeiaPatheticfallacyTimecrawled toa standstill

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