Answer:
They were lovely in the quartz and jasper sand
As if they had created terrariums with their bodies
Explanation:
Without access to the original poem, Starfish by Lorna Dee Cervantes,
it would be impossible to select the correct answer.
A simile creates poetic imagery by comparing things that are mostly different by highlighting something that is similar. Similes are like metaphors, but the simile will use like or as to express the comparison.
(The words "as if" are missing from the answer choice!)
The choice "Along the beach as far as we could see all massed together" has the word "as" but does nor express a comparison.
