SIMILES
Choosing just the right way
to describe what you see!
Similes are phrases that are used
to compare.
Simile comes from the same root
word as similar.
You discover similes by the
use of the words “like” or
“as”.
…as busy as a bee…
…as white as snow…
…as gentle as a lamb…
Great authors use
similes to
describe and
compare what
they see to what
others have seen.
When you write,
try to use similes
to help your
audience to see
what you see.
Can you find the simile in the
following sentence from Sarah,
Plain and Tall?
“She snored in a high whistle at
night, like a teakettle, and let the
fire go out.” Sarah, Plain and
Tall, p. 9.
Can you find the simile in the
following sentence from Sarah,
Plain and Tall?
“The stars blinked like fireflies.”
Sarah, Plain and Tall, p. 36.
Can you find the simile on page 23
of Sarah, Plain and Tall?
Copy the sentence onto your paper.
What two things are being compared?
Illustrate the sentence by drawing
both of the objects side by side.
Can you find the simile on page 33
of Sarah, Plain and Tall?
Copy the sentence onto your paper.
What two things are being compared?
Illustrate the sentence by drawing
both of the objects side by side.
Can you find the simile on page 40
of Sarah, Plain and Tall?
Copy the sentence onto your paper.
What two things are being compared?
Illustrate the sentence by drawing
both of the objects side by side.
Can you find the simile on page 46
of Sarah, Plain and Tall?
Copy the sentence onto your paper.
What two things are being compared?
Illustrate the sentence by drawing
both of the objects side by side.
Can you find the simile on page 50
of Sarah, Plain and Tall?
Copy the sentence onto your paper.
What two things are being compared?
Illustrate the sentence by drawing
both of the objects side by side.
Can you find the simile on page 57
of Sarah, Plain and Tall?
Copy the sentence onto your paper.
What two things are being compared?
Illustrate the sentence by drawing
both of the objects side by side.
Can you find the simile on page 77
of Sarah, Plain and Tall?
Copy the sentence onto your paper.
What two things are being compared?
Illustrate the sentence by drawing
both of the objects side by side.
As you read, keep a list of
similes that you find.
Sentence
Object one
is like object two,
because…