Read aloud picture books and look for simile examples and metaphor examples to learn how writers use figurative language to ...

A simile describes something by comparing it to something else, using like or as. A simile is a useful way to describe something without using a long list of adjectives. It can create a vivid image in ...

A simile describes something by comparing it to something else, using like or as. A simile is a useful way to describe something without using a long list of adjectives. It can create a vivid image in ...

I've been trawling (metaphor!) the net for ages looking for a poem to use in an English lesson for 8 year olds that is rich in metaphors and similes but have had no success. I wondered if any of you ...

No matter if you're in school or well past your days in English class, figures of speech are used every day in our lives. From songs and television shows to conversations and advertisements, we often ...

to the outer reaches, fled and ever-fixed, adrift with our space-faring dead. Mark Granier’s poems have appeared in the New Statesman, Poetry Review and Carol Ann Duffy’s online pandemic ...

The lesson plan and downloadable materials on this page are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Students examine William Blake's poem "A Poison Tree" and drawing ...

Goldsmith's poems. Consisting of The traveller, The deserted village, Edwin and Angelina, Retaliation, Double transformation, and A new simile. To which is added, The history of Tom Dreadnought ...