Read the theory. Find two examples of simile, two of metaphor and one of personification in the extract of The War of the Worlds in Ex. 7. Then, identify which type of figurative language is used in sentences 1-6.
1 The soldiers fought like lions during the battle.
2 Jessica's room was a bomb site.
3 The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
4 The wind howled in the trees.
5 Tom is as sly as a fox sometimes.
6 Kylie has a heart of stone.
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1.similes 2.metaphors 3.personification 4.personification 5.similes 6.metaphors