1. Revising Using Similes

2. Similes are a type of figurative language. A simile compares two seemingly different things using the words “like” or “as.”

3. Priscilla Cummings uses similes throughout Red Kayak to make comparisons: • “Suddenly Ben’s little face broke into my mind, scattering all those memories like ice chips” (p. 135).

4. Here’s another example from Red Kayak: • “Up ahead the train, like a snake, was making a gradual right turn…” (p. 132). • Why do authors use similes?

5. Follow these steps to create similes of your own: Find an object in your narrative you want to describe using a simile Write down an adjective or two to describe that object Think of another object that could be described the same way Write a sentence using like or as to compare those the objects