Question

How is the following line a metaphor: Then they swarm around me, A hive of honeybees.

Answer 1

Answer: More context surrounding the question would help me to better solve the question.

Explanation:

I am guessing the following line is an excerpt from some class-sanctioned reading material. The sentence is a metaphor because it literally compares the swarming of whatever is surrounding the Character to a group of bees buzzing around their hive. Bees are small and lovely insects that often fly fast - by comparing their flight patterns to whatever your main character might be going through gives off the impression that they are in a stressful situation.

Answer 2

It’s a metaphor because it compares two different things.