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choose the two correct answers carefully and tell me why they are correct 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 allusion allusion personification personification simile simile metaphor metaphor Skip to navigation

Answer 1

The two correct answers from the options provided are simile and personification.

1. Simile: This type of figurative language is used when the writer makes a comparison using "like" or "as." In the paragraph, the phrase "as beautiful as a summer sunset" is a simile because it compares the beauty of the butterfly to the beauty of a summer sunset using "as."

2. Personification: This refers to giving human characteristics to non-human objects or creatures. The phrase "as it danced across the lawn" personifies the butterfly by attributing it with the human action of "dancing," suggesting grace and liveliness in its movements, which is not something butterflies literally do.

These two forms of figurative language enhance the imagery and emotional impact of the description in the paragraph.