Implied 'Extended Metaphor In Husky'

A metaphor is a figure of speech in a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. She used two types of metaphors, Implied which is the things being compared are not specifically explained and extended metaphor which is indirectly compared two types of struggles in the poem. An example of an extended metaphor is "They were women then, My mama's generation, Husky of voice - stout of step." The word "Husky" is used to refer to a voice. It means they have a deep, or low, as if whispering voice. The poet refers to the women as an image of a stong woman. An example of implied metaphor is "With the fist as well as, hands, How they battered down, Doors, and ironed, starched white, Shirts. "Battered down"