A methaphor is a literary device that compares one thing to another without being literal. In this case, the metaphor is "Lori is a hawk." Obviously, Lori is not really a hawk, but the author compares her to a hawk because she spotted and swooped in the mistake like a hawk would do with their prey. Unlike a similie, a methaphor does not use like or as to make the comparison.
Hello Davontecofield, a metaphor is a figure of speech that refers, for rhetorical
effect, to one thing by mentioning another thing. It may provide clarity
or identify hidden similarities between two ideas, so you answer would be L<span>ori is a hawk. A human can not be a bird unless Lori is a bird which Lori is the name of the hawk but unlikely lol and maybe swooped too.
Poe is using a detailed description of the uncomfortable situation that creates a level of suspense to lead the reader to come up with a conclusion of where he was and what was the result of the previous circumstances that took the narrator to that place.
