A metaphor does not contain like or as like a simile do.
answer: the curch is an important setting
Explanation:
After ponyboy and johnny kill bob, they are told to go on the run by dallas, who directs them to the curch, the part of the story where they are at the curch is considered the climax of the story (at thee curch fir at least)
In the lines
“In the world’s broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of life,”
the poet suggests about human life with the images in these lines that:
Life is an eternal struggle.
The poem “A Psalm of Life” reflects that the soul cannot be defeated by the passage of time. It highlights the importance of the present. The poem tells about the continuous struggle which a person needs to undergo in a span of life.