McKay's uses the art of dance and fashion to attract men and women. He chose to make the woman dance sensually and half-dressed, to capture everyone's attention. Portraying the woman in this way demonstrates her value. Similarly, Rossetti uses art to objectify women, however he also uses the art of painting and fashion. “In an Artist's Studio,” objectifies the woman by painting her as she sees her, not as she really is; In this way, it symbolizes that women are controlled. McKay's Shakespearean sonnet and Rossetti's Petrarchan sonnet share many similarities and differences. McKay and Rossetti's poems are both sonnets, however, the type of sonnets classifies the two poems differently. The portrayal of women in the two sonnets is similar, however, McKay treats the woman more humanely than Rossetti. The objectification of women occurs through the art form, but both poets chose to use different forms