You change your mind like a girl changes clothes.
C. Out flew her drivers license proving her to be 28 years old
They express similar feelings by showing that the people who have died.... have not died without reasoning. They died for a purpose and we should celebrate that purpose and make sure that their purpose is pulled through.
Since the line in the poem is not mention, and even the poem itself, here's a quick answer about the usage of metaphor and simile.
<span> In general sense, metaphor has a stronger assertion compared to simile . A metaphor implies that A "is" B ; a simile only says that A "is LIKE" B.</span>