“Pink is the smart brain in your head”

Today Nettelhorst 2nd Graders talked about the use of similes in poetry – making their writing come alive by surprising a reader with an unexpected comparison between two different things, using the words “like” or “as.”  We read and discussed a poem that listed similes; and another that expanded the idea of one simile into a poem about “teeth that shine like stars.” We brainstormed ways to compare things by texture, size, color, feeling, action, and taste, and then students wrote poems. Students worked really hard and made it difficult for me to choose only a few to publish!

Mrs. Barbeau and Mrs. Kari 2nd Grade

Ice Cream Bitania

My
ice cream
is as sweet
as a hug
and as fluffy
as my kitten’s fur
and I cuddle it
in the night.

My
ice cream is
like a wiggly
triangle with
purple vines
twisted around
my ice cream even
though it can
fall I still
like it.

 

Beach Penelope W.

The ocean’s as blue as the sky
Tan, white, and blue boulders
Hello, goodbye
Big white boulders as big as
clouds
How?

 

Trees and Candy Bowie

When I am
walking I look at
the trees
and the trees
look like licorice
sticks and the
leaves are like
marshmallows
and the trees
are sweet as
candy.

Poems Eleanor

A tissue is as fluffy as a fox.
A[n] ant is as small as a penny.
A marker is as bright as a star.
A drum sounds like thunder.

Blood Noah

blood can be
as red as a hot dog
and sometimes as
blue as a blueberry.

Yellow Ashton

Yellow is like
happy

Yellow is like
sun

Yellow is like
yellow flowers.

My Mom Kelvin

I love my
mom
she
is sweet
like
grapefruit.

I love my
mom
and
she
loves
me
too.

Ms. Rodriguez 2nd Grade

My Cat is Awesome Kit

My cat is awesome
My cat is as big as a boulder
Also, my cat is as orange as my pencil
Also, my cat chirps like birds
Also, my cat runs as fast as a bobcat
Do you see why my cat is so awesome?

My Brother Oliver

My brother’s laugh
is like a hyena
he laughs so hard
that he can’t
breathe.
When I laugh
he laughs too.
My laugh is
like popping
popcorn.

Sadness and Anger Evelyn

Sadness is like a rainy day
tears falling like rain
sad day
Boo hoo

Red is like anger
dark and hot
angry day
grrr

Happiness is Powerful Julieta

Ice cream is sweet
as
a
happy child.
the smiling gives
the energy
and they give
the good mood.

Happy is like a sunny
day
the brightness
the fresh new
day
clean start.

Recess Oskar

kids yelling
like tigers roaring

kids jumping
like popcorn
popping

kids running
like a car
speeding down
the road.

The Animals Marnie

A cat is sleek
as silk
a fox is as silent
as the night
a[n] elephant is as loud
as a bulldozer
a cheetah is as fast
as a race car
a tortoise is as slow
as a ticking clock

you see all animals
are different as
fingerprints
as different as flowers
and stripes
all animals are different
all animals are different

My Mom Sebron

My mom she’s like
the sun. She
flies through
books like
a bird.
I love
my mom.

Matilda Elis

As fluffy as a
fur ball as soft
as can be, a brown, black,
and white pet, like a
chipmunk when she burrows in the
couch, as
fast as ten cheetahs
combined, laugh
out loud
smooth-edged now
it’s time to give her
a treat!

Ms. Froman 2nd Grade

The Soft Elements Ethan

Cotton
is fluffy as a dog
a dog is soft as cotton candy
cotton candy is soft as
blankets.  soft things
are cozy. dreams are
soft as a couch
a couch is soft
as snow.  there
are many things that
are soft on planet
earth.

Comparisons Vivian B.

The ocean is salty
like soda the earth drinks
at its bajillionth birthday.

Shooting stars are
like sizzling eggs in a
pan for breakfast.

A pillow is light like
my light jig I do in
Irish dance.

A brick is hard like
a human cell.

Compare Raphael

A feather is
as light as
butter that is sliding
on ice
ice is like
a cube of glass
glass is like
see-thru paper
is like a writing glare
glares are like a
sharp thunderstorm
is like a sharp knife.

Black Nikolas

My hair is black
as darkness when
it is night time.
My hair is also
soft and curly
like springs.

Pink Bess and Joey

Pink is like the
kind
heart
inside of you.

Pink is like
kindness.

Pink is like the
smart brain
in your
head.

My hair is like... Sienna U.

My hair is as soft as
sunlight.

My hair is like
shimmering gold in the sun.

My hair has little
waves like a calm
ocean, and my hair
is as beautiful as
a blooming flower.

Colors Augustus

Colors are everywhere
Colors are around us
Colors are on us
Colors are on our food

Red is like anger
Yellow is like a joyful sun
Blue is like sadness

The Color Red Sienna M.

The color red is
bright as cherries

The color red is as
tasty as strawberries

The color red is as
hot as the planet Mars