What problem did the researchers from Virginia Tech encounter during their attempt to reforest post-mined soil using biochar?Answer

What did researchers at Virginia Tech try using to help reforest post mining site soil?

Researchers at Virginia Tech decided to try using biochar to help reforest the post-mining site soil. They got permission to apply a layer of biochar to a post-mining site before it was reseeded and replanted.

Explanation:

(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.