Mirror by Sylvia Plath

Who is the speaker in this poem?

• Sylvia Plath

• The poet

• The woman

• The mirror

This poem is a sustained example of __________________

• poetic language

• personification

• alliteration

• rhyme

"I am not cruel, only truthful..." ( line 4 )

What does the mirror mean by this statement?

• It really does want to be cruel.

• It really wants to please the woman.

• It really has to try harder to reflect the woman more kindly.

• It cannot do anything else except reflect the woman as she really is.

What are the two things that break up the mirror's gaze at the wall opposite it "over and over" ?

• sunrise and daylight

• the moon and candles

• people passing by and night time

• time and age

What shape is the mirror?

• square or rectangular

• oval

• round

• hexagonal

What verb is the odd one out in the poem with regard to the mirror's actions and behaviour?

• cry

• swallow

• meditate

• reflect

What action is not attributed to the woman in the poem?

• bends over

• cries

• rejoices

• mourns

"Rises towards her day after day, like a terrible fish."

This last line of the poem contains an example of ___-

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• simile

What word best echoes the meaning of the line, "unmisted by love or dislike..."

• liars

• replaces

• faithfully

• rewards

What has happened to the young girl in the poem?

• She drowned

• She got lost

• She broke the mirror

• She grew old