Identify the metaphors in the poem ''Oranges'' by Gary Soto.

There are several metaphors, or comparisons, in this poem. One is Soto's description of the candies "tiered like bleachers" (this is technically a simile because it is a comparison that uses "like" or "as," but it is a form of metaphorical language in which one thing is compared to another). In this simile, the rows of candies in the store are compared to the bleachers in a stadium. Another example of a simile is "fog hanging like old/Coats between the trees." In this use of metaphorical language, the thick fog is compared to coats on hangers that hang from the trees and obscure one's vision. The last several lines of the poem are a kind of extended metaphor in which the orange that the narrator carries in his pocket and then peels is compared to "a fire in my hands." This fire could also stand for the warmth and love he feels towards the girl with whom he is walking.