Figurative Language in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

"It was a lot bigger than I'd realized--four stories tall, sky blue with white trim, like an upscale seaside resort.

What is being compared?

I watched the satyr playing his pipe.

His music was causing lines of bugs to leave the strawberry patch in every direction, like refugees fleeing a fire.

There were six empty bunk beds with silk sheets turned down.

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things

"The place felt so sad and lonely..."

"I looked around at the campers' faces, some sullen and suspicious, some grinning stupidly, some eyeing me as if they were waiting for a chance to pick my pockets."

What word(s) is being repeated? Why?

a common "saying" used by a group of people/culture/region

Ex: It's raining cats & dogs