Question

For now we are afraid, just like those

Answer 1

I think it is simile because its comparing things and using like or as to compare it.
#Gleamteam my apologies if i am not correct.

Answer 2

For now we are afraid, just like those  who on a ship see their helmsman terrified. The passage is an example of simile. Option 3 is correct.

The word LIKE implemented in order to make a comparison, indicates us that this statement is a simile.

Simile is defined as a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared. When comparing two objects, aspects or ideas, simles always include the words "as" or "like", as in the sentence provided.