What effect does ezra pound achieve by excluding the phrase "are like" in favor of a semicolon in this poem, turning the lines into a metaphor instead of a simile?

in a station of the metro the apparition of these faces in the crowd; petals on a wet, black bough.

a).it reflects the imagist ideal of capturing as many impressions of a subject as possible.
b. it reflects the imagist ideal of contrasting ideas by using detailed descriptions.
c. it reflects the imagist ideal of separate images that overlap to present one clear idea.
d. it reflects the imagist ideal of imitating impressionism and blurring images.
e. it reflects the imagist ideal of joining separate ideas with a semicolon instead of a comma.

In this project you will get practice writing sentences of more complexity. here is your goal for this assignment: write sentences containing present and past participles. write sentences containing gerunds. write ten sentences using the following terms as participles: feel, ride, smoke, pray, kneel, sacrifice, steal, talk, hit, and freeze. five of the terms must be used as present participles, while the other five must be used as past participles. then choose five of these verbs to write five sentences containing gerunds or gerund phrases. for these, identify the noun function of each gerund. your project will be graded based on the following: your attention to the instructions given above use of proper punctuation, spelling, grammar, and sentence construction (commonly called "conventions") requirements.