Which of these is something henry david thoreau argues in “resistance to civil government”?

That citizen must do something to resist injustice, not just say they don't like  

Explanation:

Resistance sometimes occurs because people do not give up easily; therefore protesting against laws that prohibit human rights is a right for each individual. Thoreau was an author in America who believed in the existence of civil laws. And he supported the idea of disobeying the laws of the government that were unjust. He, therefore, opposed slavery law and was against the wars in American against the Africans. To him, it was a way of spreading slavery to other parts of the country.

(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.