Similes for Story Settings
A colourful Similes for Story Settings poster designed to support pupils in using similes to describe story settings in their writing.
The poster includes 40 engaging similes organised into four popular narrative settings:
Forest
Castle
Beach
Winter
Perfect for helping children create more vivid setting descriptions such as “as dark as night”, “as soft as a pillow”, “as strong as a rock”, and “as white as snow.”
Ideal for:
KS1 and lower KS2
Setting description lessons
Creative writing
Vocabulary development
Literacy working walls and classroom displays
A useful visual word bank to support pupils during independent writing and storytelling.


