Mirror by Sylvia Plath

Who is the speaker in this poem?

• Sylvia Plath

• The poet

• The woman

• The mirror

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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

This poem is a sustained example of __________________

• poetic language

• personification

• alliteration

• rhyme

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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

"I am not cruel, only truthful..." ( line 4 )

What does the mirror mean by this statement?

• It really does want to be cruel.

• It really wants to please the woman.

• It really has to try harder to reflect the woman more kindly.

• It cannot do anything else except reflect the woman as she really is.

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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

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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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What shape is the mirror?

• square or rectangular

• oval

• round

• hexagonal

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

• bends over

• cries

• rejoices

• mourns

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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

"Rises towards her day after day, like a terrible fish."

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

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• simile

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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

What word best echoes the meaning of the line, "unmisted by love or dislike..."

• liars

• replaces

• faithfully

• rewards

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What has happened to the young girl in the poem?

• She drowned

• She got lost

• She broke the mirror

• She grew old

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9