Mirror

What extended metaphor is used to compare the mirror to in the second stanza of “Mirror?”

• A cup

• A lake

• A god

• A bowl

What creature is used to describe the older face of the woman in “Mirror”?

• Cow

• Bat

• Snake

• Fish

All of the following lines are examples of how the mirror is personified in “Mirror,” EXCEPT:

• “Whatever I see I swallow immediately”

• “I think it is part of my heart”

• “Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall.”

• “Now I am a lake.”

The mirror in “Mirror” states that it has no:

• Preconceptions

• Misconceptions

• Assumptions

• None of the above

All of the following are words used to describe the mirror in “Mirror” EXCEPT:

• Silver

• Exact

• Ornate

• Four-cornered

What is the most accurate meaning of the phrase “an agitation of hands” in “Mirror”?

• The woman is wringing her hands.

• The woman is waving her hands.

• The woman is clapping her hands.

• None of the above

What might it mean in “Mirror” that the wall that the mirror sits opposite has

“speckles”?

• It is a unique pattern.

• The mirror sees little details.

• The mirror is blurry.

• It is an old room or house.

The mirror in the poem “Mirror” says it is “not cruel, only ______:"

• Understanding

• Truthful

• Lying

• Faithful