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.

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Responses

simile
simile

hyperbole
hyperbole

metaphor
metaphor

personification
personification

allusion

1 answer

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

  1. simile - "as beautiful as a summer sunset"
  2. hyperbole - "the prettiest butterfly I’d ever seen in my life" (exaggeration to emphasize its beauty)

So, the correct responses are "simile" and "hyperbole."

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