Joanne Rowling, who is better known as J. K. Rowling, is a British novelist famous for writing the Harry Potter series of books. Born on July 31, 1965, Rowling spent her initial days at Yate. After graduating in French and Classics, Rowling moved to London where she worked as a researcher at Amnesty International.

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The thought of writing her first Harry Potter book occurred to Rowling during a delayed train journey from Manchester to King's Cross. It was King's Cross station that inspired Rowling to include it as a gateway to Hogwarts in her first book. Rowling did not receive a positive response from publishers for the manuscript of her first book. Disappointment gripped her as publishers continued to reject her original manuscript. A year later, Bloomsbury agreed to publish Rowling's book. In 1997, Bloomsbury published 1,000 copies of her first book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Rowling's novel was loved by both kids and adults. The love and appreciation of fans skyrocketed the book to international fame.The book's popularity spread like wildfire. Within months of being published, the book won many national and international awards. Today, J. K. Rowling's rich collection of imaginative and heart-warming stories has become a treasure chest of children's literature.

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Drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs.
Which type of figurative language matches each sentence?
The book's popularity
spread like wildfire.
Today, J. K. Rowling's rich
collection of imaginative and
heart-warming stories has
become a treasure chest
of children's literature.
It was King's Cross station
that inspired Rowling to
include it as a gateway
to Hogwarts in her first book.
simile
arrowBoth
metaphor
arrowBoth
personification
arrowBoth

Answer 1

Here are the correct pairings for each sentence with their respective types of figurative language:

1. The book's popularity spread like wildfire. - simile

2. Today, J. K. Rowling's rich collection of imaginative and heart-warming stories has become a treasure chest of children's literature. - metaphor

3. It was King's Cross station that inspired Rowling to include it as a gateway to Hogwarts in her first book. - personification (although this sentence may not be a direct example of personification, it implies inspiration in a way that gives human-like qualities to King's Cross station).

If you want it grouped by types of figurative language, it would look like this:

• simile: The book's popularity spread like wildfire.
• metaphor: Today, J. K. Rowling's rich collection of imaginative and heart-warming stories has become a treasure chest of children's literature.
• personification: It was King's Cross station that inspired Rowling to include it as a gateway to Hogwarts in her first book.