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