By alluding to whitman’s poem in “i , too sing America “ Hughes was able to what ?

(you didn't attach a copy of the poem, but i'm answering as best as i can)

since a simile compares two unlike things using like or as, it kind of gives an item the ability to do something it can't.

example: "the player was like a tiger on the field"

in this sentence, the simile conveys the idea that the player was fast and strong, like a tiger.

the characters are fiction but they are based off of people that were reaky in that situation