Simile poetic device in English is used to make compelling descriptions. It can trigger emotions and emphasize certain features. In this chapter, students of class 4 will know simile definition, and usage with examples.
In this learning concept, students will learn the following:
All learning concepts covered here have used illustrations, mind maps, and descriptive charts considering the grade, topic and subject. Class 4 students can solve the two printable PDF similes worksheet to grasp the topic better. These worksheets come with their solutions, which are also available in PDF format.
What do these sentences mean?
a) It just explains that the mother is busy doing various things just like a bee is always busy collecting honey. Here in this example two different things - a human (a mother) and an insect (a bee) are being compared to make the description vivid.
b) In the second example, the comparison is between a girl’s eyes and a sparkling star because the girl’s eyes are sparkling as a shining star sparkles.
Now that you know what similes mean, let’s take a look at the list of some popular examples of similes.
As black as coal. | As blind as a bat. |
As cunning as a fox. | As cool as ice. |
As courageous as a lion. | As busy as a bee. |
As clear as a crystal. | As sharp as a knife. |
As white as snow. | As fresh as a daisy. |
As soft as a pillow. | As proud as a peacock. |
As gentle as a lamb. | As strong as an ox. |
As bright as the sun. | As wise an owl. |
As big as an elephant. | As brave as a lion. |
When you are using a simile in your writing, don’t forget to mention the common factor between the two different objects. Otherwise, your writing won’t effectively convey the meaning.
The students will learn about descriptive writing by using adjectives with examples and pictures. They will also learn to enhance their descriptive writing skills with the help of WH words. There are some common mistakes as well that must be avoided while using this topic.
In this learning concept, the students will learn the following:
Every concept is taught to class 4 English students with the help of examples, illustrations, and concept maps. Once you go through a concept, assess your learning by solving the two printable Descriptive writing worksheets at the end of the page.
Download the worksheets and check your answers with the worksheet solutions for the concept using adjectives and WH words in PDF format.
A bird is sitting on the tree
After adding the adjectives:
A tiny and beautiful bird is sitting on the tree.
Another way to stretch a sentence is by using WH words, which will help in adding more details to the sentence. Let’s understand it better with the help of an example.
She is eating.
a) What is she eating? ------> She is eating pasta.
b) How is she eating? -----> She is eating pasta with a fork.
So, the final sentence would be:
She is eating pasta with a fork.
Now, the sentence is stretched.
I can’t believe how lazy she is.
I can’t believe how much lazy she is.
With adjectives only ‘how’ is used.
How heavy is the luggage?
How lazy this girl is?
My home is several miles far from here.
My home is several miles away from here.
My home is several miles from here.
a) Question: How far is the nearest metro station?
b) Answer: It’s about a kilometre away.
c) Question: How far is the police station from here?
d) Answer: It is about 10 miles away - you should take a bus from here.
Use “far” in the answer when speaking in general.
It’s not that far. (This means it is a short distance away)
It’s very/ pretty/quite far. (This means it’s a long distance away)
One of the crucial tasks of a piece of descriptive writing is to appeal to all five senses. The picture that a story paints in a reader's mind must include how things look, sound, taste, smell, and touch. Students will learn how using the five senses in their writing will help it to come to life.
This learning concept covers the following:
All the concepts of English grammar in this website have illustrations, examples, mindmaps. Students can check their topic-related skills by solving the worksheet for class 4. Download the descriptive writing worksheets and check the solutions provided in PDF format.
Good descriptive writing must appeal to the five senses. The "picture" that the story paints in a reader's mind should be how things look, sound, taste, smell, and touch
Descriptive writing may also paint pictures of the feelings of the person, place or thing.
Good descriptive writing often makes use of figurative languages such as similes and metaphors to help describe more about the setting or characters.
Use adjectives and nouns and strong action verbs to give life to the story.
While describing about a person, you can start with physical features or how that person looks. It can be followed by how that person feels, thinks, and acts.
Take a look at the points below to describe a character:
Let us have a look with the help of example on how to use five senses in descriptive writing.
A.Sight
Sight is the most often used sense in descriptive writing. It is to write about what you see.
B.Hearing
Loud, yell, soft, angry, whisper, and other adjectives are used for sound.
C.Smell
Sense of smell is different for each of us. Words like pungent and stink are ideal to use. It is very personal. For example, “The alley had a pungent smell, it was a torture to the nose.”
D.Touch
The way things feel is what the sense of touch is all about. Like the other senses, it can be personal: “It felt nostalgic.”
E.Taste
Taste is again something very personal. For example, “I savoured each bite of the handmade bread.”
Let us have a look at how you can include the five senses in a description of the park.
Authors often mix up the sensory words. For example, you can describe the tangy taste of a fruit as bright (a sight description) or the midnight as a whimper (a sound description).
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