My bed isas hardas a rock.SIMILEAlliterationTimecrawled toa standstillShe ranlike thewindAcomparisonusing likeor as.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.PatheticfallacyMetaphorSimileThe signcried forourattentionMETAPHORHe has atemperlike avolcano.IdiomHe swimslike afish.My momis sweetas sugar.Her starefroze mein myplaceThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.HyperboleA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.I smella ratMETAPHORThe windwhistledas it blewSibilanceMETAPHORMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.QuithorsingaroundOnomatopoeiaA feathercould’veknockedme overFREE!METAPHORSIMILERhymeQuiteas amouseTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksI am sohungry Icould eata horseHer loveburnedmeYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.METAPHORPersonificationHe wasas sickas a dogMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.FREE!His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.RepetitionSIMILESIMILESIMILEMy bed isas hardas a rock.SIMILEAlliterationTimecrawled toa standstillShe ranlike thewindAcomparisonusing likeor as.My brotherwalks slowlike a snail.PatheticfallacyMetaphorSimileThe signcried forourattentionMETAPHORHe has atemperlike avolcano.IdiomHe swimslike afish.My momis sweetas sugar.Her starefroze mein myplaceThe field ofwheat wavedin the windlike a rollingsea.HyperboleA comparisonthat directlycompareswithout usinglike or as.I smella ratMETAPHORThe windwhistledas it blewSibilanceMETAPHORMybrother'sroom is arat's nest.QuithorsingaroundOnomatopoeiaA feathercould’veknockedme overFREE!METAPHORSIMILERhymeQuiteas amouseTears slidfrom myeyes like softraindrops.Her newshit me likea ton ofbricksI am sohungry Icould eata horseHer loveburnedmeYour wordswere adagger tomy heart.METAPHORPersonificationHe wasas sickas a dogMy legs arejelly afterwalking allday.FREE!His hair wasas right as abasket oforanges.The classwas as noisyas a crowdat a footballgame.RepetitionSIMILESIMILESIMILE

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