Hope is the thing with feathers
The poem, appropriately titled, “metaphors,” is about Sylvia’s pregnancy and her feelings around the experience of being pregnant. Commonly, in poetry, a way of describing an event or situation without directly speaking of the event is by using metaphors. It’s a way for the reader to relate to the poetry and attach their own analysis and imagery without literal descriptions. To go deeper, The nine lines in the poem correspond to the nine months of pregnancy, and each line possesses nine syllables. When you understand the thought behind the metaphors, the words become much more relatable to the reader