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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

allusion
allusion

simile
simile

personification
personification

hyperbole
hyperbole

metaphor

1 answer

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

  • simile (as the butterfly is compared to a summer sunset with "as beautiful as")
  • personification (as the butterfly is described as "danced across the lawn," giving it human-like qualities)

So, the correct selections are:

  • simile
  • personification