Plagiarism is using the exact words of the author and passing it off as your own, so that knocks out B. Paraphrased information is using YOUR own words, so that knocks out C and D. Therefore A is the correct answer.
Personification is when you give human characteristics to nonhuman's.
eg. The wind screamed in my ears. The ocean waved at me. the night was creeping closer and closer.
A simile uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison.
eg. The floor was as cold as a freezer. I had a huge gap in my arm like a canyon. My hear sunk like a brick.
Your answer is B. False
The answer is B. The linking verb is 'is'. Linking verbs do not show any action but they connect the subject of a sentence to a word that gives information about that subject.
They are alike bc the earth rotate to am pm and night and it starts a new day.