Beware Do not Read this poem

What is the metaphor in the poem?

• The poem is compared to an old lady

• The poem is compared to a greedy mirror

• The poem will eat you

• None of the above

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Define the word Vain

• To be in excruciating pain

• A any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body

• having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance/achievements

• None of the above

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In the poem it stated... it got so bad that finally she locked herself indoors & her whole life became the mirrors... What got so bad?

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What can we infer about the type of being that the older woman is based on this sentence, explain in detail:

"one day the villagers broke into her house, but she was too swift for them, she disappeared into a mirror, each tenant who bought the house after that lost a loved one to the woman in the mirror."

• The old woman is most likely a supernatural being.

• The old woman is most likely regretting her decision to rent her home.

• The old woman is the main villain of the story.

• The old woman is upset with the villagers initially, but she accepts her fate in the end.

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-What are the 2 different point of views that this poem is told in?

• 1st & 2nd person

• 2nd & 3rd person

• 1st & 3rd person

• 3rd & 2nd person

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Analyze this quote, what is the purpose of adding this to the end of this poem, what effect does it have on the reader?

"Statistic: The US of missing persons reports that in 1968 over 100,000 people disappeared leaving no solid clues or trace, only a space in the lives of their friends "

• This quote has little effect on the reader.

• This quote explains why the old woman took people.

• This quote shows that the poem is responsible, as the mirror was, for consuming people.

• This quote incorporates information from present day society to connect with the reader.

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What words are repeated in the poem?

• Mirrors

• This poem

• Back off

• All of the above

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What is one example of alliteration from the poem?

• "first a little girl/then a young woman"

• "the hunger of this poem is legendary"

• "lost a loved one to/the old woman in the mirror"

• "nobody can hear you can they?"

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The mirror in the poem symbolizes ________.

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Which option is a theme of this poem?

• Sometimes it is beneficial to isolate yourself from society.

• Culture is important.

• Be true to yourself and who you are inside and out.

• Don't allow your obsessions to isolate you from society.

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