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.

I am sorry if you get this wrong, I hope this helped though.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)