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English
Weather: descriptive writing
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Which of these are examples of figurative language?
nouns
adverbs
personification ✓
simile ✓
Identify the simile.
The beach was as serene as a sleeping baby. ✓
Golden sands stretched endlessly towards the sea.
Seagulls danced in the azure sky.
Identify the simile.
The sea roared like an angry lion. ✓
The blue sea stretched out endlessly.
Seabirds soared overhead, gliding in the wind.
Which sentence uses personification?
The waves teased the sand with foam fingers. ✓
The beach was covered with umbrellas.
Seashells were spread across the sandy beach.
Which sentence uses personification?
The sea sparkled in the sun's rays.
The seabirds glided above the vast expanse of blue.
The waves whispered secrets to the shore. ✓
Match the stylistic device to the correct sentence.
repetition
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The waves crashed and crashed and crashed. ✓
simile
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The beach stretched on like a vast canvas. ✓
personification
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The sun embraced us. ✓
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