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Similes Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of similies.
Use this poster when teaching figurative language to your students.
Print out the poster and hang it in an area of your classroom that is visible to all students as a reference throughout your poetry unit.
You might also be interested in the figurative language poster pack:
Common Core Curriculum alignment
- 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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