The poet personifies steel as someone who wants to be strong and useful. The lines express a desire for steel to be transformed into a tool (a crowbar) that can pry loose and lift heavy elements, indicating its strength and utility in breaking down barriers and making changes.
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Read these lines from the poem “Prayers of Steel.”
Beat me and hammer me into a crowbar.
Let me pry loose old walls.
Let me lift and loosen old foundations.
How does the poet personify steel?
as someone who destroys perfectly good buildings
as someone who wants to be strong and useful
as someone who wants to worship on an altar
as someone who beats things with a crowbar
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