Poem, Soybeans by Thomas Alan Orr, what is the purpose of the first stanza?
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The poet Thomas Alan Orr explains the aroma of the soybeans in the first stanza of the poem in a way that can be felt.

The poet explains how warm the month of October is, the wind is blowing over the brown Soybean field.

He also explains the fragrance he smells with the blow of wind. That smell is of fresh Soybeans, when they are ready to be harvested.

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(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.