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2. What is the central metaphor utilized in the poem?
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O A The narrator describes a tiring climb up a beat-up staircase, which
represents her persisting through difficulties and struggles in life.
B The narrator compares a crystal staircase to her own life, symbolic
of her own goals and the struggle towards them.
OC The narrator describes her climb up a dirty staircase which
transforms into a crystal stair, which represents her ability to rise
above difficulties.
OD The narrator describes herself going down a decrepit staircase, a
figurative depiction of her continued problems,
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