Which of these statements, made by the Wife of Bath, should least likely be taken at face value? A. "Now it so happened, I began to say,/Long, long ago in good King Arthur's day..."
B. "... So there is really no one else to hurt you/ And he will do no more than take your virtue."
C. "... And in the end he chose to go away/And to return after a year and day..."
D. "... And please dont be offended at my views;/They're really only offered to amuse..."

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.

(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.