Punctuating restrictive and nonrestrictive elements
instruction active
using a colon to introduce a list
which sentences are punctuated correctly? check all that apply.
jaden's favorite fruits are: bananas, apples, and grapes.
there were several activities offered at the park: hiking, rock-climbing, and swimming.
i plan to invite: maya, randi, and asher to my birthday party.
she enjoys reading many kinds of books; graphic novels, fantasy novels and mysteries.
makoto told me she has visited three countries: india, peru, and germany.

if you want me to check your answer i agree with what you put. i read the story

(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.

i think the answer your looking for is

enforced

whatever is after like is what is being compared they are comparing bumping into you like they are scared to catch germs you have and to you being contagious