Mirror (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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In what year did Sylvia Plath compose 'Mirror'?
In what year did Sylvia Plath compose 'Mirror'?
1961
Who is the narrator of 'Mirror'?
Who is the narrator of 'Mirror'?
The mirror itself
How does the mirror describe itself in the opening stanza?
How does the mirror describe itself in the opening stanza?
Silver and exact
What does the mirror transform into in the second stanza?
What does the mirror transform into in the second stanza?
A lake
What do lakes traditionally symbolise in the poem?
What do lakes traditionally symbolise in the poem?
Depth and the unconscious mind
What does the mirror claim about its nature?
What does the mirror claim about its nature?
'I am not cruel, only truthful'
What does 'In me she has drowned a young girl' represent?
What does 'In me she has drowned a young girl' represent?
Death of her former self
How is the aging face described as it appears in the reflection?
How is the aging face described as it appears in the reflection?
Like a terrible fish
What does the woman turn to instead of the honest reflection?
What does the woman turn to instead of the honest reflection?
Candles or the moon
Which Greek myth does the lake transformation reference?
Which Greek myth does the lake transformation reference?
Narcissus
Where was 'Mirror' initially published in 1963?
Where was 'Mirror' initially published in 1963?
The New Yorker
What 1960s context is important to understanding the poem?
What 1960s context is important to understanding the poem?
Rigid expectations about beauty