Mirror by Sylvia Plath

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

• bends over

• cries

• rejoices

• mourns

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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

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

• cry

• swallow

• meditate

• reflect

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

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

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Who is the speaker of the poem?

• The woman

• A mirror

• A god

• The lake

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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'

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

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The metaphor "eye of a little god" implies that the mirror

• Can see

• is mean or cruel

• Is all knowing

• Controls everything

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

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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)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

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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

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Read the following line: "I am important to her. She comes and goes". This shows that the mirror is...

• arrogant

• negative

• sarcastic

• earnest

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