I believe that it is a metaphor because metaphors compare things without using the words like or as.
The word in the capital letters is a verb. This is the verb To Cry used in past participle form. It plays the function of a predicate.
<span>One method of studying is to study while listening to music with headphones.</span>
Sirens are others
Charybdis is goddess
Athena goddess
poseidon is gods
cicones human
Tiresias other
Argos other