Mirror

What extended metaphor is used to compare the mirror to in the second stanza of “Mirror?”

• A cup

• A lake

• A god

• A bowl

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

All of the following lines are examples of how the mirror is personified in “Mirror,” EXCEPT:

• “Whatever I see I swallow immediately”

• “I think it is part of my heart”

• “Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall.”

• “Now I am a lake.”

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

All of the following are words used to describe the mirror in “Mirror” EXCEPT:

• Silver

• Exact

• Ornate

• Four-cornered

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What creature is used to describe the older face of the woman in “Mirror”?

• Cow

• Bat

• Snake

• Fish

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

The mirror in “Mirror” states that it has no:

• Preconceptions

• Misconceptions

• Assumptions

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the most accurate meaning of the phrase “an agitation of hands” in “Mirror”?

• The woman is wringing her hands.

• The woman is waving her hands.

• The woman is clapping her hands.

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What might it mean in “Mirror” that the wall that the mirror sits opposite has

“speckles”?

• It is a unique pattern.

• The mirror sees little details.

• The mirror is blurry.

• It is an old room or house.

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

The mirror in the poem “Mirror” says it is “not cruel, only ______:

• Understanding

• Truthful

• Lying

• Faithful

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What was written on the mirror that Alice's father had given her?

• ACS

• I Love You

• Always

• Forever

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the primary theme explored in the poem 'Mirror'?

• Self-reflection

• Nature

• Love

• War

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5