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Grammar Focus Figurative Language – Similes Learning Objective: I will use creative similes in my writing.

// Let’s have a listen to Similes in Songs: // // Artist: Katy Perry, One Direction, Selena Gomez, Britney Spears all use similes and metaphors in their songs. //

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What is a simile? A simile is a comparison that uses like or as.

One thing is linked to another by like or as


 * [is] AS adjective AS something ||  meaning  ||
 * as blind as a bat || completely blind ||
 * as cold as ice || very cold ||
 * as flat as a pancake || completely flat ||
 * as gentle as a lamb || very gentle ||
 * as light as a feather || very light ||
 * as old as the hills || very old ||
 * as sharp as a knife || very sharp ||
 * as strong as a bull || very strong ||
 * as white as snow || pure white ||
 * as wise as an owl || very wise ||

It is useful to know these expressions, so you can understand the meaning.

Now let’s try and make up some of our own creative similes.

As poor as a As strong as a __ As cute as a __

__ As thin as a __ __ As white as a __ As fit as a

__ As bald as a _______ __ As neat as a ___ As proud as a _


 * [does] LIKE something || meaning ||
 * to drink like a fish || to drink a lot ||
 * to eat like a bird || to eat very little ||
 * to eat like a horse || to eat a lot ||
 * to eat like a pig || to eat impolitely ||
 * to fight like cats and dogs || to fight fiercely ||
 * to sing like an angel || to sing beautifully ||
 * to sleep like a log || to sleep well and soundly ||
 * to smoke like a chimney || to smoke heavily, all the time ||
 * to soar like an eagle || to fly high and free ||
 * to work like a dog || to work very hard ||

Similes can help illustrate or emphasise a point.

Instead of writing “The boy swam fast", I can write:

“The boy swam like a rocking taking off in the water.”

// Can you write endings for these? //

They boy swam_____ __ She ran like the __ __ His eyes shone like __ They climbed the tree like___

Now let’s read and identify similes in the poem “The Old Men Admiring Themselves in the Water” Pg 64 Grammar Focus, Book 5