"Mirror" by Sylvia Plath

"Mirror" by Sylvia Plath

Assessment

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English

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What literary device is used in the line 'Rises toward her day after day, like a terrible fish'?

Back

Simile.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How does the speaker in the first stanza of 'Mirror' characterize themselves?

Back

Objective.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the main shift in focus in the second stanza of 'Mirror'?

Back

Focusing on the woman's reactions.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What do the 'liars, the candles or the moon' represent in the poem?

Back

They represent false perceptions of beauty.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does the mirror claim about its nature?

Back

The mirror claims it is 'not cruel, only truthful'.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human entities.

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