If new york were abandoned which species would thrive according to alan weismann

Red tailed hawks and peregrine falcons

Since they are apex.

Alan Wiesman is and author who wrote the book “A World Without Us”. The book talks about how planet earth would be without the presence of humans. It clarifies and explains how everything on earth would be destroyed if humans are removed. The author said in the book that red tailed hawks and peregrine falcons would only survive if the city of New York is abandoned.

intonation based on rhythm.

(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.