Read the lines from Between Words.We could go Under trees and moons, With the stars tearing Like mouths in the night sky, And we’ll never arrive.

The phrase “the stars tearing / Like mouths in the night sky” compares the stars to mouths using the word “like.” A comparison that uses “like” or “as” is a simile, so “simile” is the correct choice.

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