And What If I Spoke of Despair
What metaphors are used in And What If I Spoke of Despair by Ellen Bass?

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The poem's most powerful image describes the way she "cradled despair / in my arms, the way I held my own babies." Metaphorically speaking, Bass embraces her despair in the same way she would one of her babies.
And What If I Spoke of Despair