Simile Lesson Plans
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Lesson plans on metaphors and other figurative language are also available. |
Figurative Language Awards Ceremony
Students explore books rich in figurative language and nominate their favorite examples of similes, metaphors, and personification for a figurative language award. Once nominations are in, the class votes, selecting a winning example in each category. Finally, students are challenged to write an acceptance speech for one of the winners, using as many literary devices (simile, metaphor, personification) as they can in their speech. Designed for grades 3-5.
Figurative Language of Edgar Allan Poe
10 quotations drawn from stories and poems. Students identify metaphor, simile, personification, or hyperbole. Answers available. Can be printed as worksheets or completed online.
Figurative Language of O. Henry
23 quotations from various stories. Students identify figures of speech. 4 pages; answers available. Can be printed as worksheets or completed online.
Figurative Language of Shakespeare
23 quotations from various plays. Students identify metaphor, simile, personification, or hyperbole. 3 pages; answers available. Can be printed as worksheets or completed online.
Figurative Language Poems with Questions
Questions for analysis and answer keys for 9 different poems. Designed for middle school and above. Can be printed as worksheets or completed online.
Figurative language: Similes
Students will define and identify similes as well as evaluate the use of similes in the poem "The Base Stealer" by Robert Francis. This lesson is designed for grade 3.
Homeric Simile Examples
Definition, examples, and a link to a video that raps The Odyssey.
Rap Simile Activity
Students create their own similes, and then the class will have to guess whether similes were written by a famous rapper or their classmate. Includes a list of school-appropriate rap similes and their authors.
Recognizing Similes: Fast as a Whip
Students read excerpts from the work of Robert Frost, William Wordsworth and Toi Derricotte in order to gain an understanding of similes.
Simile Examples
Definition and 50 examples.
Similes
In this activity elementary students generate 5 similes and then illustrate their favorite. This printable handout requires Adobe Reader for access.
"A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore
Printable handout: text of the poem and check for similes and metaphors. Includes answer key.
What am I? Teaching Poetry through Riddles
An introduction to poetry via metaphor, simile, metonymy, concrete imagery, and creativity.