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

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?