Read the stanza from "Sonnet in Primary Colors" by Rita Dove
Read the underlined phrase. What is the most likely
reason the poet includes this metaphor?
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This is for the woman with one black wing
perched over her eyes: lovely Frida, erect
among parrots, in the stern petticoats of the peasant,
who painted herself a present-
wildflowers entwining the plaster corset
her spine resides in, that flaming pillar-
this priestess in the romance of mirrors.
O to tell about the way that Frida's hair moves
O to indicate that Frida has a keen sense of sight
O to describe a prominent feature of Frida's face
O to suggest that Frida has birdlike qualities
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