Google two extracts
First extract : grey is the colour of hope
Then second extract : Libby purves don’t dread downsizing

Then once read both extracts pick out quotes that indicate :
Both have to leave behind items with emotional attachments .

Then pick out quotes that both consider luxuries and necessities .

Then pick out quotes that both have special Items/significant mementos despite having limited space

a question like this requires the excerpt to be included in order to answer the question.

what passage could you provide the passage.

the sun warms our planet, and with the moon, creates the tides. the moon orbits the earth and in turn, the earth orbits the sun. because they appear to be the same size in the sky, the sun, earth and moon work together to create eclipses. when the moon is directly in between the earth and sun

(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.