"deer in headlights" is an idiom.
"like deer in headlights" is a simile, the word "like" makes it a simile.
Explanation:
In my opinion, this poem indicates or describes hope and a new day for the Americans. It says that there is an opportunity to create a new and better society by leaving all the negatives behind, leaving all of the problems or hardships we experienced.
I'm sorry if this wrong...<em>but </em><em>hope </em><em>this </em><em>helps </em><em> </em>:3
Pollution how it is affecting the climate or racesim still going on or the gmos genetically modified organisms that we eat every day
