The fire swallowed the house. N personification His Heart of Stone G Metaphor They called him the Grinch for hating Christmas songs. allusion The clock ticked steadily. G onomatopoeia The crowd cheered with a loud yay! O onomatopoeia Chocolate is my kryptonite. G allusion As cold as ice O simile Spill the beans N idiom barking up the wrong tree B idiom The clock ticked impatiently. G personification Busy as a bee N Simile As brave as a lion I simile As clean as a whistle G Simile The classroom was a zoo O metaphor To my dog, the park was like the Garden of Eden. allusion The car whizzed past. N onomatopoeia The moon watched over us. B personification hissing of a kettle I onomatopoeia Chatter B onomatopoeia The storm clouds angrily gathered. O personification Fighting like cats and dogs B Simile The snowflakes danced in the wind. I personification I have some time to kill Idiom Hit the hay idiom Jim was a Good Samaritan O allusion He is a shining star B Metaphor Maria is a chicken I metaphor Break a leg I idiom She felt like she won the golden ticket allusion The fire swallowed the house. N personification His Heart of Stone G Metaphor They called him the Grinch for hating Christmas songs. allusion The clock ticked steadily. G onomatopoeia The crowd cheered with a loud yay! O onomatopoeia Chocolate is my kryptonite. G allusion As cold as ice O simile Spill the beans N idiom barking up the wrong tree B idiom The clock ticked impatiently. G personification Busy as a bee N Simile As brave as a lion I simile As clean as a whistle G Simile The classroom was a zoo O metaphor To my dog, the park was like the Garden of Eden. allusion The car whizzed past. N onomatopoeia The moon watched over us. B personification hissing of a kettle I onomatopoeia Chatter B onomatopoeia The storm clouds angrily gathered. O personification Fighting like cats and dogs B Simile The snowflakes danced in the wind. I personification I have some time to kill Idiom Hit the hay idiom Jim was a Good Samaritan O allusion He is a shining star B Metaphor Maria is a chicken I metaphor Break a leg I idiom She felt like she won the golden ticket allusion
(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.
N-N personification
N-The fire swallowed the house.
G-G Metaphor
G-His Heart of Stone
O-
allusion
O-They called him the Grinch for hating Christmas songs.
G-G
onomatopoeia
G-The clock ticked steadily.
O-O
onomatopoeia
O-The crowd cheered with a loud yay!
G-G allusion
G-Chocolate is my kryptonite.
O-O simile
O-As cold as ice
N-N idiom
N-Spill the beans
B-B idiom
B-barking up the wrong tree
G-G personification
G-The clock ticked impatiently.
N-N Simile
N-Busy as a bee
I-I simile
I-As brave as a lion
G-G Simile
G-As clean as a whistle
O-O metaphor
O-The classroom was a zoo
I-
allusion
I-To my dog, the park was like the Garden of Eden.
N-N
onomatopoeia
N-The car whizzed past.
B-B personification
B-The moon watched over us.
I-I onomatopoeia
I-hissing of a kettle
B-B
onomatopoeia
B-Chatter
O-O personification
O-The storm clouds angrily gathered.
B-B Simile
B-Fighting like cats and dogs
I-I personification
I-The snowflakes danced in the wind.
G-Idiom
G-I have some time to kill
N-
idiom
N-Hit the hay
O-O allusion
O-Jim was a Good Samaritan
B-B Metaphor
B-He is a shining star
I-I metaphor
I-Maria is a chicken
I-I idiom
I-Break a leg
B-
allusion
B-She felt like she won the golden ticket