Mirror by Sylvia Plath Review
Authored by Lindsey Miller
English
10th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on literary analysis of Sylvia Plath's poem "Mirror," targeting 10th-grade English students studying contemporary American poetry and literary devices. The questions assess students' ability to identify and interpret key poetic elements including personification, metaphor, simile, speaker identification, and thematic analysis. Students need a solid understanding of figurative language techniques, particularly how personification creates voice and perspective when an inanimate object becomes the narrator. They must demonstrate comprehension of complex metaphorical language, such as interpreting the "eye of a little god" metaphor and understanding how the mirror's reflection represents truth and the passage of time. The quiz requires students to analyze the poem's structure, recognize free verse format, and connect textual evidence to thematic meanings about aging, self-perception, and the relationship between appearance and identity. Created by Lindsey Miller, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 10. This review quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool to gauge student comprehension after reading and discussing Plath's "Mirror" in class. Teachers can use this as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before deeper analysis, as homework to reinforce classroom learning, or as review material before a unit test on poetry analysis. The questions progress from basic comprehension to higher-order thinking skills, making it adaptable for differentiated instruction and allowing teachers to identify which students need additional support with literary device identification or thematic interpretation. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5, as it requires students to cite textual evidence, determine figurative meanings, and analyze how structure contributes to meaning.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the speaker of the poem?
The woman
A mirror
A god
The lake
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The following line is an example of _____
Line 2: "Whatever I see I swallow immediately"
Personification, It implies that the mirror consumes whatever it sees
Simile: It is comparing the mirror something that sees
Metaphor: It is comparing the mirror without using 'like' or 'as'
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The metaphor "eye of a little god" implies that the mirror
Can see
is mean or cruel
Is all knowing
Controls everything
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The woman eventually turns away from the mirror, preventing her from seeing her true self (Line 12). What does she turn to instead?
The lake
candles, or the moon
tears and agitation of hands
the wall (it is pink with speckles)
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the woman sees herself and responds with "tears, and agitation of hands" we can tell that the mirror...
doesn't like when the woman walks by it
has made the woman cry because of her aging appearance
doesn't care, or is indifferent, toward the woman
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Read the following line: "I am important to her. She comes and goes". This shows that the mirror is...
arrogant
negative
sarcastic
earnest
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The second stanza of the poem is mainly about...
the mirror's feelings
how the mirror knows everything
the lake, and how the woman interacts with it
the terrible fish, and how the woman hates it
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
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