Use the paragraph below to answer the question.

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

personification
personification

simile
simile

metaphor
metaphor

hyperbole

Answer 1

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

• simile (as it compares the butterfly's beauty to a summer sunset using "as...as")
• personification (since it describes the butterfly as "dancing," attributing human-like qualities to it)

Therefore, the answers are:

• personification
• simile