Slave ships were large cargo ships specially built or converted from the 17th to the 19th century for transporting slaves. Such ships were also known as "Guineamen" because the trade involved human trafficking to and from the Guinea coast in West Africa.
it is a metaphor because it really isn't a falcon of death
another example of a metaphor would be I am so full about to explode
your not really going to explode your just <span>exaggerating it</span>
