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