Three metaphors are in the poem mother to son
She lost her son when he was only at the age of 2
Answer:
1. The Cherokee dad still paid taxes
2. The father couldn't get social security at the time he was old
3. The father had no record of birth that was acceptable.
Explanation:
Ralph Salisbury’s poem "A Declaration, Not of Independence", was written to his father and mother. In his poem, he revealed the reasons he couldn't get independence. He revealed that his father couldn't get social security at old age and also didn't have an acceptable record of birth.
Ralph Salisbury who was an American poet of Cherokee, Shawnee, Irish and English heritage who became the first Native American poet to gain national attention.
Ello, I learned this a while ago but i do remember some of this, i believe it is 2