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Рoem, Mirror, Read and Enjoy, | am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions., Whatever I see I swallow immediately, Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike., | am not cruel, only truthful,, The eye of a little god, four-cornered., Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall., It is pink, with speckles. I have looked at it so long, I think it is part of my heart. But it flickers., Faces and darkness separate us over and over., Now I am a lake. A woman bends over me., Searching my reaches for what she really is., Then she turns to those liars, the candles or the moon., I see her back, and reflect it faithfully., She rewards me with tears and an agitation of hands., I am important to her. She comes and goes., Each morning it is her face that replaces the darkness., In me she has drowned a young girl, and in me an, old woman, Rises toward her day after day, like a terrible fish., -Sylvia Plath, 153

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A metaphor makes a hidden comparison!, between two things or objects that, are dissimilar but have some common, do not use like' or 'as' to make such a, characteristics between them. Metaphors, Remember, Word Meanings, beforehand;, small spot or patch of colour: flickers: varies in brightness, comparison as we do in a simile, Read and Understand, Answer the following questions., 1. What are the qualities of the mirror mentioned in the first line of the poem?, 2. Which line tells us that the mirror reflects any object placed in front of it and it appears to, be inside the mirror?, 3. The mirror's reflections are accurate and precise as well as unaffected or clouded by feelings, such as love and dislike. Pick the lines that convey this., 4. Explain what comes between the mirror and the wall at times., 5. Why does the woman shed tears at her own reflection on the surface of a still lake that js, like a 'mirror?, 6. What are 'liars' that hide the imperfections of the woman's face and are not truthful or, accurate?, 7. How do we come to know that the woman looks into the lake very often? What does the, lake mean to her?, 8. How does the woman react when she sees her ageing face in the reflection?, Explain the following in detail., 1. "Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall., It is pink, with speckles. I have looked at it so long, I think it is part, of, my, heart.", 2. The mirror has been personified in the first stanza and endowed with human qualities, though it is just an inanimate thing. Mention two points that indicate that it has been, personified., 3. The mirror considers itself powerful and truthful like the 'eye of a little god! Do you think, this viewpoint has been conveyed effectively by the poet?, 4. 'In me she has drowned a young girl, and in me an old woman rises toward her day after, day, like a terrible fish. Elucidate., A in the first stanza, the mirror is the narrator whereas in the second stanza, the lake acts like, one. What are the similar qualities they have?, 154