Poetic Devices:

Metaphors and Similes

Example:

Example:

Poets use metaphors and similes to create an image in a reader’s mind by comparing two concepts.

SimilesSimiles compare concepts using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.

The lesson was as long as a wet weekHer smile is like a summer breeze

MetaphorsMetaphors compare concepts without using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’. The poet may say something is the object they are comparing to.

She is a little ray of sunshineas thin as a ????

Can you complete this simile?

Similes compare two things. Can you �nish these common similes?

as busy as a ______as quick as a ______as smooth as ______as clear as a ______as tough as ______as stubborn as a ______as fresh as a ______as quiet as a ______as pretty as a ______

Can you describe these objects using your own similes and metaphors?

puppies

the sea