Which phrase from the poem is an example of a metaphor?
What is this phrase referring to?
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.
"Sonnet in Primary Colors,"
Rita Dove
How does this figurative language help readers
interpret the text?

who painted herself a present—

wildflowers entwining the plaster corset

her spine resides in, that flaming pillar—

Explanation:

to describe a prominent feature of Frida’s face

Frida Kahlo is a well known painter. She painted many self portraits. Her most distinguishing features are her black bushy eyebrows. In the first line of this stanza, the speaker is comparing Frida's eyebrows to the black wing of a bird. A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as. The other options are not correct because they don't make sense based on the stanza from the sonnet.

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