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Good writer's use figurative language to help readers get a
mental picture
of what they are describing.
One example of
figurative language is a simile.
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A simile is a
comparison between two different things. It uses the word
like or
as. |
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Examples |
What is
being compared? |
| The
girl ran as fast
as
lightning.
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The girl and
lightning.
Lightning is very fast. You can
make a picture of how fast she is running! |
| The
tropical sun was hot
like an
oven.
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The tropical sun to an
oven. An oven is really hot.
You can see in your mind how hot the sun really is!
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When you write, try using a simile to compare two unlike things using
like or as.
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First, look at your
writing.
The
girl slept on the soft blanket. It was red. Her room was
very hot. She rolled onto something sharp.
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Next, look for words
that you can compare things to.
The
girl slept on the
soft
blanket. It was
red.
Her room was very
hot.
She rolled onto something
sharp.
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Now that you've
selected words, think about things that remind you of those words.
Make a list.
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soft |
red |
hot |
sharp |
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cotton feather
cloud |
rose fire engine
tomato
apple |
fire oven
sun
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pencil needle
knife |
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Now you're
ready to write similes.
The blanket was as
soft as cotton.
The blanket was red
like an apple.
The room was as hot
as an oven.
The object was sharp
like a needle.
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Change your paragraph.
Add
figurative language so that your readers can make pictures in their
minds.
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The girl slept
on a blanket that was as soft
as
cotton. It was red
like an
apple. Her room was as hot
as
an oven. She rolled onto something sharp
like
a needle. |
| Writing that
contains similes allows readers to make pictures in their mind and
helps them to understand better.
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Let's Practice!
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