Write a Poem with a Simile is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on a free-verse or rhyming poem using a simile or metaphor, aligned to Common Core standard W.4.10. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 19 of them with different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 17 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 19 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two students have the same paper in front of them.
Write a Poem with a Simile
W.4.10
NameDate
Write on the lines. Use the checklist.
1.Write a poem about a cat waking up. Compare the cat to something else using like or as.
I wrote about a cat
I used like or as
I showed it waking up
I set it out in lines
2.Write a poem about a tree through the four seasons. Use one simile for each season.
I wrote about a tree
I covered four seasons
I used a simile for each
I set it out in lines
LessonPrint · W.4.10 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Write a Poem with a Simile
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A poem showing a cat waking, with a like/as comparison.
2.A poem following a tree through four seasons with a simile for each season.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.4.10 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.