Read the sentence and use synonym context clues to determine the definition of opprobrium although people tend to react to new regulations with disapproval i have never seen a proposed law face such opprobrium as the proposal to raise the driving age to twenty one

they fear for their lives

(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.

they are both made up so they are fake.