Read the excerpt from part 2 of “to build a fire.” he began threshing his arms back and forth, beating the mittened hands against his sides. he did this for five minutes, violently, and his heart pumped enough blood up to the surface to put a stop to his shivering. which words from the excerpt provide context clues that define the underlined word? mittened; pumped blood; shivering heart; surface beating; violently

its a hard situation i cant really answer because the essay is for you to write.

(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.