For now we are afraid, just like those who on a ship see their helmsman terrified. The passage is an example of simile. Option 3 is correct.
The word LIKE implemented in order to make a comparison, indicates us that this statement is a simile.
Simile is defined as a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared. When comparing two objects, aspects or ideas, simles always include the words "as" or "like", as in the sentence provided.
