Internal is between one and themself. It could be you trying to make a difficult choice. External includes everything you interact with (people, nature). It may be a conflict like you fighting with another person
Let's Search forn an example.
A gerund might be used like a subject n object:
Smoking is unhealthy.
And it can have an object:
Smoking cigarettes/ cigars is unhealthy.
So, yes, it's true: gerunds, like verbs, can have objects.
Answer:
Simile, Personification
Explanation:
Simile - (whatever the lines are talking about) circling like the clouds
Personification - clouds that swim
