Comparing Poetry and Art

Question 1

What is the most likely reason Rita Dove chose to call this poem a sonnet?

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The poem contains 14 lines.

Question 2

“erect / among parrots” ✔ “one black wing / perched” “petticoats of the peasant”

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✔ “one black wing / perched”

Question 3

✔ Kahlo’s eyebrows Kahlo’s community Kahlo’s love of birds

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✔ Kahlo’s eyebrows

Question 4

It defines Kahlo’s life’s work. It shows Kahlo’s love of animals. ✔ It creates a picture of Kahlo’s face.

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✔ It creates a picture of Kahlo’s face.

Question 5

allusion metaphor ✔ simile

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✔ simile

Question 6

It explains Kahlo’s painting as childlike. It suggests that Kahlo treated painting like schoolwork. ✔ It describes the energy that Kahlo brought to her work.

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✔ It describes the energy that Kahlo brought to her work.

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