Similes

A simile is the comparison of two unlike things using the word ‘like’ or ‘as’.  We often come across similes in different writing genres that are usually fictional, such as poems (like the shark poem above) or in narratives.

Similes are a terrific way to add detail and description to your creative writing.  Look at how it can improve a sentence:

The night was dark and black becomes much more interesting when you add a simile or two:

The night was as dark as midnight and as black as coal.

As you can see, it becomes more fun to read (and to write too)!  Here are some similes that people often use to express themselves with gretaer detail and meaning:

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As agile as a monkey
As alike as two peas in a pod
As bald as a baby's backside
As bald as a badger
As bald as a coot
As big as a bus
As big as an elephant
As black as a sweep
As black as coal
As black as one is painted
As black as pitch
As blind as a bat
As blind as a mole
As bold as brass
As brave as a lion
As bright as a button
As bright as a new pin
As bright as day
As bright as the sun

As busy as a beaver
As busy as a bee
As busy as a cat on a hot tin roof
As calm as a millpond
As clear as a bell
As clean as a hound's tooth
As clean as a whistle
As clear as crystal
As clear as mud
As cold as ice
As common as dirt
As cool as a cucumber
As crazy as a loon
As cunning as a fox
As cute as a button
As cute as a cup cake
As dead as a doornail
As dead as the dodo
As deaf as a post

You can find some more here: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/examples-of-similes.html

Also, visit this website http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/simileclassics.html to see some poems using similes by other kids.

Resources

Here are some good resources to help you to work on your knowledge of similes.  You can print these off and use them at home or at school.

Simile Practice 

Download the Word Document below.  Try to complete these sentence starters to make a simile.  Simply use the computer keyboard to type in the rest of the sentence to complete the simile (the first one is done for you):

Simile Cloze

Download the Word Document below.  Fill in the blanks after each line to make up a funny paragraph about Mr Ross using similes.  The first one is done for you!

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Simile Family and Friends

Download the Word Document below.  Write some similes about the people in your family or even some of your friends, teacher, etc.  The first one has been done for you.

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