"Mirror" By Sylvia Plath AKS 4

In the poem "Mirror," the mirror describes itself as:

• A truthful friend

• A silver lake

• A woman

• A window to the future

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the central metaphor used in "Mirror" to represent the speaker's self-perception?

• A lake

• A riddle

• A candle

• A moon

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What emotion is conveyed through the line "In me she was drowned a young girl, and in me an old woman rises toward her day after day"?

• Joy

• Sadness

• Anger

• Excitement

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9