Which of the following statements would Thoreau agree with?

most people forfeit their lives by doing what society tells them to do.

Explanation:

Thoreau has given his opinions and his ideas, thoughts about a lot of topics. Some of the topics that he has written about are civil disobedience, individuality, conformity, progress and so on.

He always wanted a society which was free of any kind of discrimination, is progressive and he wanted that people should enjoy their lives and live fully without using and depending much upon the materialistic things. They should be considered unnecessary.

(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 correct answer is aesthetics.