Stella has 36 stickers. maddy has 4 times as many stikers as stella. (
a. how many stickers does maddy have? (
b. how many stickers do they have altogether

(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.