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Summary Mirror - Sylvia Plath
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- English Home Language
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- 12th Grade
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I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions.The speaker portrays
themselves as a mirror,
emphasizing precision and Whatever I see I swallow immediately
objectivity.
They claim to absorb
everything they see Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike. The speaker's
without bias or emotional contemplation of the
interference. opposite wall suggests a
Their truthfulness is deep introspection or
highlighted as a form of I am not cruel, only truthful- meditation, possibly
clarity rather than cruelty. indicating a longing for
The metaphor of being self-understanding or
"the eye of a little god" clarity.
suggests a detached yet The eye of a little god, four-cornered. The description of the
powerful perspective. wall as pink with
The description of being speckles, viewed for a
"four-cornered" implies a prolonged period, hints
complete, all-encompassing most of the time meditate on the opposite wall. at a personal connection
viewtransformation
The of reality. or attachment, likening
into a lake it to a part of the
metaphorically It is pink, with speckles. I have looked at it so long speaker's emotional
landscape.
suggests depth and
stillness, contrasting The mention of
with the earlier I think it is part of my heart. But it flickers. flickering suggests
instability or
depiction of the
mirror's immediate uncertainty in this
connection, possibly
reflection.
The woman searching
Faces and darkness separate us over and over. reflecting fleeting
the lake symbolizes emotions or changing
introspection and a perceptions.
quest for self- The phrase "faces and
darkness separate us
understanding, over and over" implies
implying a deeper
psychological Now I am a lake. A woman bends over me, repeated barriers or
obstacles between the
exploration. speaker and their
Calling candles and the introspective thoughts
moon "liars" implies
their deceptive nature
Searching my reaches for what she really is. or emotions.
in comparison to the
lake's truthful
reflection,
Then she turns to those liars, the candles or the moon. The speaker finds
significance in
highlighting the lake's reflecting the
role as a more honest woman's emotional
mirror. I see her back, and reflect it faithfully. responses, indicating a
Reflecting the deep connection
woman's back between them.
underscores the lake's The mirror's
role as a passive importance is
observer, faithfully underscored by the
mirroring without
judgment or bias.
She rewards me with tears and an agitation of hands. woman's consistent
return to it each
This passage morning.
highlights the theme The imagery of
of self-awareness and I am important to her. She comes and goes. drowning a young girl
the search for suggests a loss of
authenticity, as the innocence or a
woman seeks truth in Each morning it is her face that replaces the darkness. transformation
the lake's reflection within the woman's
compared to self-perception.
artificial In me she has drowned a young girl, and in me an ode woman
sources of light.
The comparison
of the woman rising
like a "terrible fish"
Rises towards her day after day, like a terrible fish suggests a powerful,
perhaps unsettling,
evolution or growth.
, Mirror - Sylvia Plath
I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions.
Whatever I see I swallow immediately
Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike.
I am not cruel, only truthful-
The eye of a little god, four-cornered.
Most of the time | 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 ode woman
Rises towards her day after day, like a terrible fish
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