Which sentence contains an example of a simile?(1 point)
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The rain was loud on the rooftop.
The rain was loud on the rooftop.
Her words cut like a knife.
Her words cut like a knife.
The bear smirked as he came into view.
The bear smirked as he came into view.
Her smile was a ray of sunshine.
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Her smile was a ray of sunshine.
Use the excerpt from a poem below to answer the question.
“Night climbed the horizon like a cat on the prowl;
Its breath was the wind that began to howl,
The piercing stars were its ravenous eyes,
Eclipsing the light to reveal its guise.”
How does the poet use personification?
(1 point)
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By making the night a character that can move and see
By making the night a character that can move and see
By pairing the night and stars
By pairing the night and stars
By comparing the night to an animal
By comparing the night to an animal
By giving the wind human qualities
By giving the wind human qualities
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“Night climbed the horizon like a cat on the prowl;
Its breath was the wind that began to howl,
The piercing stars were its ravenous eyes,
Eclipsing the light to reveal its guise.”
How does the poet use personification?
(1 point)
Responses
By making the night a character that can move and see
By making the night a character that can move and see
By pairing the night and stars
By pairing the night and stars
By comparing the night to an animal
By comparing the night to an animal
By giving the wind human qualities
By giving the wind human qualities
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By making the night a character that can move and see
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