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:
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:
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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