What metaphors are used in Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn by Karen McCarthy Brown?

In Chapter Three, the parallel of Sina and the beautiful, fat guinea hen that Macena can't stop talking about is significant. Metaphorically, Sina is the hen, ripe for the slaughter - ripe for rendering in any way Macena sees fit. The two of them are charged with a powerful sexual energy towards one another and while they seem to be having a conversation about a hen, they are actually discussing something else altogether.