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Explore the use of similes with pupils using the activities in this resource pack allowing them to investigate the use of similes to compare. A range of commonly used similes are introduced in this resource pack.

Similes are often used in poetry and narratives for effect to add description and create a vivid image for the reader by comparing something to something else.
Pupils can use the cards to match images to similes that could be used to describe them, for example, a firefighter tackling a fire could be matched to the simile ‘as brave as a lion’.

What is included in this KS2 similes resource?

  • simile cards
  • image cards

What is a simile?

A simile is a figure of speech used to compare one thing to another using the words like or as.

Simile examples:

  • Sharp as a tack
  • She was as brave as lion.
  • They go together like chalk and cheese.
  • It’s like watching paint dry.
  • He was as big as a house.

National Curriculum English programme of study links

Year 3 / 4 Composition
Pupils should be taught to:
- plan their writing by discussing and recording ideas
- draft and write by composing and rehearsing sentences orally ...

Year 5/6 Composition
Pupils should be taught to:
- plan their writing by noting and developing initial ideas ...
- evaluate and edit by assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing

  • simile cards
  • image cards
  • teacher notes
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