Writers often use similes to make their writing exciting and moving for the reader. A simile is comparing one thing to another usually using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

This fortnight, choose a character, object, action or feeling and show how you could compare it to something else. Write this as a simile.

You may like to experiment with similes for some writing about a game of soccer. Here are some examples:

Like a lion waiting for his prey, Lucas patiently watched the ball sail through the air towards him.

Lucy tore across the pitch like wildfire.

As the end of the match drew near, Edmond’s heart pounded in his chest as loudly as a steam engine.