Question

read rita doves poem \sonnet in primary colors,\ then study frida kahlos 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, diegos love a skull in the circular window of the thumbprint searing her immutable brow. which statements best describe differences in the style of the two works? the painting pays attention to details of kahlos physical appearance, while the poem does not. the poem portrays the painter as serious, while the painting does not. the poem reveals details that explain kahlos facial expressions, while the painting does not. the painting uses imagery that tells of kahlos connection to nature, while the poem does not.

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• Option 1: The poem does describe details of Kahlo's appearance like "one black wing perched over her eyes", so this option is incorrect.
• Option 2: The painting shows Kahlo in a serious pose (e.g., upright, with certain facial expressions), and the poem also has a serious tone (mentions pain, her connection to historical figures), so this option is incorrect.
• Option 3: The poem has lines like "Each night she lay down in pain" which can explain her facial expressions (maybe a pained or serious look), while a painting is a visual and doesn't have text to explain expressions. This option is correct.
• Option 4: The poem has "wildflowers entwining the plaster corset", "the hundred dogs panting like children along the graveled walks of the garden" which show nature imagery, so this option is incorrect.

Answer:

The poem reveals details that explain Kahlo’s facial expressions, while the painting does not.