Tulip mania questions 1-31

(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.

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

what part is in bold?