In third line of this excerpt, the poet compares his poem to the winter cold. his deep love. a warm coat. thick socks.

Answer :

"I am offering this poem to you,

since I have nothing else to give.

Keep it like a warm coat

when winter comes to cover you,

or like a pair of thick socks

the cold cannot bite through"

In the third line of the above excerpt, the poet compares his poem to a warm coat. The line "Keep it like a warm coat " is an example of a simile as it compares the poem to a warm coat. It shows that the poem can provide warmth and protection like the one offered by a warm coat during the winter season.