Read the excerpt. then, answer the question(s).

helen, thy beauty is to me
like those nicean barks of yore,
that gently, o'er a perfumed sea,
that weary, way-worn wanderer bore
to his own native shore.

on desperate seas long wont to roam,
thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face,
thy naiad airs have brought me home
to the beauty of fair greece,
and the grandeur of old rome.

--from "to helen" by edgar allan poe

which word signals the use of a simile in the excerpt?
a. like
b. that
c. as
d. to

How is the speaker's writing assignment in "theme for english b" affected by his setting in place and time? the speaker focuses more on his fascination with music than on the core of the assignment. the speaker reflects that he has nothing in common with his instructor, who will therefore not understand his essay. the speaker has trouble with the assignment because he questions what is true about his own identity.< < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < ,,