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Seems as though she must be angry, or embarrassed. That is the only time your cheeks would heat up like that. The author is using a simile. A simile is comparing something using like or as. :)
Answer:
The sentence indicates that she could either be embarrased or angry as those are the two situations that make a person's chheks flame up
The figurative language is simile, a simile is a figure of speech that compares one thing with another using the words like or as e.g 'She is as brave as a lion'
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