Personification
The hemisphere is being assigned human-like characteristics. <span />
Based on the given statement above, I can say that the type of comparison that is being shown is a SIMILE. A simile is a literary technique that compares two unlike objects with the use of the words "like" or "as...as". Apparently, this uses "as...as" in comparing "they" and "bark of a tree". Hope this helps.
It's hot outside today.
It's is the contrasted form of it is and its is the possessive form *as it is without an apostrophe*.
For example:
The tree has lost all its leaves.
It's my birthday today.
In any citing forms, it is important to acknowledge the author and the year it was concluded or published. The rules for citing a quote in MLA form are:
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1. Enclose the direct quotation in quotation marks.
2. Reference the original author nd page number or line number (verse).
3. Place punctuation after the parenthetical citation.
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