edHelper.com
 Simile Poetry

Simile Poetry
Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 3 to 4
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   2.62

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    original, interesting, filling, poetry, compare, describe, certain, lines, subject, title, fluffy, above, already, list, course, notice

Print Simile Poetry
     Print Simile Poetry  (font options, pick words for additional puzzles, and more)

Quickly Print - PDF format
     Quickly Print: PDF (2 columns per page)
     Quickly Print: PDF (full page)

Quickly Print - HTML format
     Quickly Print: HTML

Proofreading Activity
     Print a proofreading activity

Feedback on Simile Poetry
     Leave your feedback on Simile Poetry  (use this link if you found an error in the story)

Simile Poetry
By Brenda B. Covert 		  
1     You know what a simile is. It compares two things that aren't alike. The things could be people, places, or objects. The simile says that this thing is like that thing. One might say that the lady's hair is like a cloud. A simile may also say that one thing is as "something" as another thing. Let's say that the lady's hair is as fluffy and white as a cloud. Hair and clouds aren't alike at all. Similes are interesting that way.
 
2     Did you know that a simile can be made into a poem? It's true! We can choose a subject and make similes to describe it.
 
3     Let's look around the classroom. I see a globe! A globe represents Earth. The globe is round like a ball. It spins like a top. I've already formed two similes. Did you notice? Let's see if we can shape those ideas into a simile poem.

Paragraphs 4 to 9:
For the complete story with questions: click here for printable
Copyright © 2009 edHelper