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 18 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 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
2.Write a rhyming poem of two or three stanzas about the moon. Include a simile in each stanza.
I wrote about the moon
I used rhyme
I wrote more than one stanza
Each stanza has a simile
LessonPrint · W.4.10 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Write a Poem with a Simile
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A poem following a tree through four seasons with a simile for each season.
2.Two or three rhyming stanzas about the moon, each with a simile.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.4.10 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.