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Read Rita Dove's poem "Sonnet in Primary Colors."

then study Frida Kahlo's painting Self-Portrait with
Monkey and Parrot.
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.
Each night she lay down in pain and rose
to the celluloid butterflies of her Beloved Dead,
Lenin and Marx and Stalin arrayed at the footstead.
And rose to her easel, the hundred dogs panting
like children along the graveled walks of the garden,
Diego's
love a skull in the circular window
Which statements best describe differences in the style
of the two works?
O The painting pays attention to details of Kahlo's
physical appearance, while the poem does not.
O The poem portrays the painter as serious, while the
painting does not.
O The poem reveals details that explain Kahlo's facial
expressions, while the painting does not.
The painting uses imagery that tells of Kahlo's
connection to nature, while the poem does not.

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Final answer:

The poem and the painting have differences in style, including the portrayal of Kahlo's physical appearance and connection to nature.


Step-by-step explanation:

The poem "Sonnet in Primary Colors" by Rita Dove and the painting "Self-Portrait with Monkey and Parrot" by Frida Kahlo have differences in style.

In the poem, Dove does not pay attention to details of Kahlo's physical appearance, while the painting portrays Kahlo's physical features in great detail.

The poem reveals details about Kahlo's facial expressions, while the painting does not.

On the other hand, the painting uses imagery that tells of Kahlo's connection to nature, while the poem does not mention this connection.


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