Read the following story and answer the questions below.
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Question 1
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The personification in Line 1 says the sun "gazes". We know the sin cannot literally gaze on Grace. What is the sun really doing?
Question 2
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What does the simile in line 4 ("...the sun bales their skin like cookies in an oven.") reveal about the sun?
Question 3
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Although the word "as" appears several times in line 7, why is this NOT an example of a simile?
Question 4
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The last line contains an example of Figurative Language called a Hyperbole (..."the waterfall must stretch upwards for a hundred miles.) The waterfall is not literally a hundred miles tall. What does this hyperbole reveal about the waterfall?
Question 5
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How does the Personification about the paddles in line 2 prove the family has been in the water for a long time?
