The answer is option C <span>a metaphor that sustains the comparison for several lines, or for an entire poem.
Reason:
The answer is option C because extended metaphors are used in poems or any other type of writing that repeats the metaphor. Its not A because it is indeed a comparison but it does sometimes states it directly. Its not option B because metaphor are used but not in a daily use. Its also not D because there describing a simile.
In “Hanging Fire” Lorde's focus is on several issues that confront the teenager within the poem and affect teenagers in the extended world: the preoccupation with death, the problem of living in a sexist society, and the fear of isolation within the home
It depends on which word is in bold. If the bolded word is <em>ribbon, </em>then it is used as a direct object in this sentence. The winner is indirect object, and a ribbon is direct.