It looks like its around the time of segregation between blacks and whites. But i may be wrong.
A metaphor would be a figure of speech which makes an implicit or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share common traits.
Example: the assignment was a piece of cake (which would mean the assignment was easy)
So comparing your family you could say they are a team cause they support you, or tree cause they are your roots I can't think of anything else but you get the idea!
Answer: a working outline and a speaking outline
A living, breathing audience makes speechmaking one of the most personal, exciting, and empowering forms of communication
• Speakers who fail to connect with their audiences will also fail to achieve their purpose; your purpose should not be fixed or inflexible; the more your learn about your audience, the more likely you will modify your purpose in small ways or even change it radically
Answer: The first 4 lines is the first quatrain, the second 4 lines is the second quatrain, the third 4 lines in the third quatrain, and then the last 2 lines is the couplet.