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Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows.

The boy came buzzing around like bees around a jam pot.

What type of figurative language is used in this excerpt?
A. irony
B. simile
C. metaphor
D. alliteration​

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Answer:

B. simile.

Step-by-step explanation:

The way you can tell it is a simile is when the words "like" or "as" are present in a sentence that is describing something.

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Answer: B. simile

It uses like in it

I hope this is good enough:

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