Replace the infinitive in the sentence with the gerund for of the same verb the laughing boy

The laughing boy in the boat likes sailing

Explanation:

The question is not complete since it does not provide the complete information, here is the complete question:

Replace the infinitive in the sentence with the gerund form of the same verb.

The laughing boy in the boat likes to sail.

Verb in the grammatical structures can be used as infinitives (to + verb) or as gerunds ( verb + -ing) the infinitive that this sentence is using is "to sail" so that changing the form from infinitive to gerund would give us the form "sailing", in this case, the meaning is not affected by the change in the structure and remains the same.

a. protestors wrote narrative about vietnam that run counter to veterans own stories

(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.