What metaphors are used in God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse by James Weldon Johnson?

The women of Babylon appear to be the equivalent of prostitutes. They wear brightly colored clothes and a great deal of jewelry. Although they smell sweet and appear desirable, they are not as they appear. These women have the ability to lead young men, such as the one in "The Prodigal Son" astray. They eventually leave the young man in the sermon naked and poor.