Mirror by Sylvia Plath

Mirror by Sylvia Plath

10th Grade

25 Qs

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Mirror by Sylvia Plath

Mirror by Sylvia Plath

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.9-10.10, RI.8.1, RL.9-10.9

+9

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

Used 2+ times

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions.

Whatever I see I swallow immediately"

"I" refers to....

The poet

A woman

A god

The mirror

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

" A woman bends over me,

Searching my reaches for what she really is.

Then she turns to those liars, the candle or the moon."

What is the woman bending over?

The mirror

The lake

The moon and the candles

The opposite wall

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The use of swallow in line 2 is an example of personification. What effect does it have on the poem?

It conveys the way the mirror completely consumes whatever it see.

It reveeals how hungry tthe mirror is for new images to consume.

It explains why the mirror has grown tired of seeing the same things.

It sugges the mirror reflects anything blocking its view of the wall.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The metaphor "eye of a little god" in line 5 gives the impression that the mirror....

Controls all

Is cruel

Is serious

Sees all

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The poem shifts in the second stanza by ....

revealing the mirror's feelings of anger

exploring the godlike nature of the mirror

Focusing on the woman's reactions

Comparing the light with the darkness

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The mirror says it is "not cruel, only _______."

Truthful

Lying

Faithful

Understanding

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When the mirror is being described as being "unmisted by love or dislike,"we understand that the mirror

is silver in color

is not misted

is not prejudicedd and unbiased

has four angles

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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