Similes & Metaphors

“When your child reads a description like "the moon was a silver coin" or "her smile was like sunshine," can they explain what image the author was trying to create?”

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• ⬜Identify similes in a text by locating comparisons using 'like' or 'as' and explain what two things are being compared and what quality is highlighted, e.g. 'The snow was like a white blanket'
• ⬜Identify metaphors in a text and explain the implied comparison, e.g. in 'Time is a thief', explain that time is compared to a thief because it takes things away
• ⬜Explain how a simile or metaphor in a poem or story creates a particular image or feeling for the reader that a literal description would not achieve