Question

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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?
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

Answer 1

its C

Step-by-step explanation:

right on edge

Answer 2

The reason why the poet includes this metaphor is:

C. to describe a prominent feature of Frida's face.

Step-by-step explanation:

The poem talks of Frida Kahlo having "one black wing perched over her eyes." This metaphor refers to Kahlo's famous eyebrows, which she chose to never touch. Unlike most other women, Frida let her eyebrows unite between her eyes, black and opulent. It was a distinctive feature of her face, along with her upper-lip hair, which Kahlo made a point of picturing in her self-portraits.