Simile and Metaphors - ESL worksheet by ruchi296 - Free Printable

Let’s go through the poem line by line to find the similes.

A simile is a comparison using the words “like” or “as”. We’re looking for lines that compare two things using those words.

Here’s the poem again, with each line checked:

1. My favourite day is Saturday → No simile
2. I like to go outside and play. → No simile
3. The day is like a burst of light → ✔ YES — uses “like”
4. The day is the moon in the dead of night. → This is a metaphor (no “like” or “as”) → Not a simile
5. My favourite day is Friday → No simile
6. Saturday’s only a day away. → No simile
7. My excitement is a bottled rocket → Metaphor → Not a simile
8. I feel like the grasshopper in my shirt pocket. → ✔ YES — uses “like”
9. My favourite day is Sunday → No simile
10. Lazy, sleepy, do nothing fun day. → No simile
11. I yawn like a lion before a nap → ✔ YES — uses “like”
12. My arms and legs and toes are sap. → Metaphor → Not a simile
13. My favourite day is not Monday. → No simile
14. “Get out of bed!” I hear my mom say. → No simile
15. Like a tiger, I growl, “it’s not fair!” → ✔ YES — uses “Like” at start
16. Waiting for Friday, I am a bear. → Metaphor → Not a simile

So the similes are on these lines:
- Line 3: “The day is like a burst of light”
- Line 8: “I feel like the grasshopper in my shirt pocket.”
- Line 11: “I yawn like a lion before a nap”
- Line 15: “Like a tiger, I growl, ‘it’s not fair!’”

Final Answer:
Underline these four lines:
- The day is like a burst of light
- I feel like the grasshopper in my shirt pocket.
- I yawn like a lion before a nap
- Like a tiger, I growl, “it’s not fair!”