Melanie walked out onto the stage, and her stomach dropped like a free, falling elevator. She crept slowly over to the podium and bent the microphone toward her mouth, like the straw in her pink lemonade she gathered up all of her courage, and began to speak her voice and imposter as it boom through the microphone. She flinched at its unfamiliar already, and scanned the room for her mother‘s face.

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Melanie walked out onto the stage, and her stomach dropped like a free, falling elevator. She crept slowly over to the podium and bent the microphone toward her mouth, like the straw in her pink lemonade she gathered up all of her courage, and began to speak her voice and imposter as it boom through the microphone. She flinched at its unfamiliar already, and scanned the room for her mother‘s face. 
In 3 to 5 sentences identified two examples of figurative language from the passage above, and explain what each example of figurative language means

GPT 3.5 · Answer

1. The phrase "her stomach dropped like a free, falling elevator" is an example of a simile. It compares the feeling in Melanie's stomach to the sensation of a falling elevator, emphasizing the sudden and intense nature of her nervousness.

2. The sentence "she gathered up all of her courage, and began to speak her voice and imposter as it boomed through the microphone" contains personification. It gives human qualities to Melanie's voice, suggesting that it takes on a larger, more powerful presence as it echoes through the microphone. This emphasizes the strength and determination she musters to speak in front of the audience.