Read the excerpt from walt whitman’s poem “i sit and look out” that clara is using in her analysis of “the caged bird.” i sit and look out upon all the sorrows of the world, and upon all oppression and shame; i hear the secret convulsive sobs . . clara chose this excerpt to support her interpretation of “the caged bird” because it has an extended metaphor that examines secrecy. sacrifice. shame. suffering.

D) Suffering.

Explanation: A metaphor is an indirect comparison between elements that aren't obviously related. It has the function of creating a mental image on the reader's mind, to help explain a point or a perspective. In the given excerpt from Walt Whitman’s poem “I Sit and Look Out” we can see an example of an extended metaphor to create an image of all the pain and suffering in the world.

what of the following? i don't know about you but i see no multiple choice answers.

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