Figurative language because its not literal. If it were literal then there would really be bee's flying in their ear. But in reality the bee's were referring to something besides the bees.<span />
C. life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
In question like this you need to provide context like in Fahrenheit 451 on page(ex) then ask. But Montag was mostly afraid that the captain would begin to notice that he was starting to question their ways and if burning the books is really the right thing to do.
The first one is an "idiom" / or, "idiomatic expression" ; that is: [to have] "tricks up [one's sleeve's]" .
The second one is "hyperbole" (gross exaggeration).
The third one is "personification" — but also "hyperbole" (gross exaggeration).
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They both mean like another word for a word
