Figurative language label each example of figurative language. choose between simile, metaphor, or personification. 1. the stars were as bright as jewels. 2. alex's nose was a red cherry when he came inside. 3. her smile wilted like day-old lettuce. 4. the cactuses were pincushions. 5. tulips hung their heads in shame. 6. the dry ground gratefully drank in the moisture. 7. tanya can be as pesky as poison ivy. 8. the stream mumbled to itself as it ran over the rocks.