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What is being personified in the sentence: "Lightning danced across the sky."?

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lightning

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What is being personified in the sentence: "The wind howled in the night."? Options: wind, night, howling.

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wind

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Which of these is an example of personification?

• My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.
• My alarm clock rang as loud as a rock concert.

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My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of personification?

• The star I wished on winked at me.
• The trout danced on the water's surface.
• The angry mirror showed every wrinkle on his face.
• The sun was warm on the child's face.

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The sun was warm on the child's face.

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Which sentence contains a simile?
Options:
- The thunder was loud.
- The thunder boomed and rumbled.
- The thunder growled, and the windows shook.
- The thunder growled like a group of grizzly bears.

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The thunder growled like a group of grizzly bears.

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What two things are being compared in the following simile?
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as baby skin.

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Sylvia's face and baby's skin

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Identify the Simile: The tree danced in the wind., She is as tall as a tree!, That cat is the devil., My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

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She is as tall as a tree!

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Which sentence contains a metaphor?
Options:
- The boy was upset at himself.
- The boy was a tornado of emotion.
- The boy said he’d die of shame.
- The boy did not like what he’d done.

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The boy was a tornado of emotion.

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What two things are being compared in the metaphor: "The crab was a dancing pair of scissors, clicking across the sand."? Options: Crab and Sand, Crab and dancing scissors, Scissors and sand, Dancing and sand.

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Crab and dancing scissors

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What two things are being compared in the metaphor: "Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly."

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"Diary" and "her best friend"