Teaching Resource
Similes Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of similies.
Print this poster out in tabloid size or larger. Display it in your classroom as a visual reminder of similes.
A simile uses the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike.
You might also be interested in the figurative language poster pack:
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Common Core Curriculum alignment
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.A
Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.A
Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5.A
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.
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