Question

Question
Use the paragraph below to answer the question.

While I was walking home from school yesterday, I saw the prettiest butterfly I’d ever seen in my life. The creature was as beautiful as a summer sunset. I couldn’t stop staring as it danced across the lawn. It was absolutely gorgeous!

Which type of figurative language is used in this paragraph? Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

hyperbole
hyperbole

simile
simile

allusion
allusion

metaphor
metaphor

personification
personification

Answer 1

The two correct answers for the type of figurative language used in the paragraph are:

1. **simile** (e.g., "as beautiful as a summer sunset")
2. **personification** (e.g., "it danced across the lawn")

So the correct selections would be **simile** and **personification**.