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