If you can touch it, hear it sometimes even smell or taste it. so a phone, water, tree anything really
I assume you mean a simile. A simile is a comparison made by using the words like or as: "Her hair was as gold as a lion's mane", "His beard was like tiny wires brushing her skin."
When asking a question, it's good to provide as much information as possible. If you can provide the paragraph in question, I can edit the answer to address your specific question.
Prendre. Past participle of prendre is is pris (if you need that).
The answer is thinking hare and working hard and English