What are 2 metaphors in out of the dust?

Yes, there is symbolism in this story. For example, the red poppies were put on the graves of the dead, after the war had ended. When red poppies are seen they know the brave rest in peace and the violent times of heartbreak were over.

Another example of symbolismwas when the on February of 1934 when a sprinkle of rain dusted over the panhandle symbolizing the hope that all these poverty struck people share at the chance of getting a harvest, making a living, providing for a family, and most important that this agony of life they were living would soon come to an end.