Question

summary of poem mirror by sylvia

Answer 1

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the poem mirror is the Persona of the poem. it is transparent and accurate. it truly reflects what is before it. it is free from prejudices .it is not cruel. it is only truthful .most of the time it keeps on reflecting the blank wall with some spots opposite it ,except when somebody come before it or when there is darkness. the mirror is like a lake of water. a woman comes and bent over it as it would bent upon a lake. she looks at her figure. unable to face the truth, She Goes away she turns to the moon and the candles in their dim light . she hopes to conceal the ravages of time on her face and figure when she turns away from it it reflects her back faithfully. the mirror gets her tears as reward .the mirror knows that the woman has lost her youth .she has been using the mirror ever since she was a young girl.now when she comes before it, she is horrified to see an old woman rising towards had Day After day like terrible fish.
so at last , the poem Mirror by Sylvia gives us the message that human beings are unable to accept Decay and ageing. the mirror is a constant reminder of this Harsh fact...

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Answer 2

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In this poem, a mirror describes its existence and its owner, who grows older as the mirror watches. The mirror first describes itself as “silver and exact.” It forms no judgments, instead merely swallowing what it sees and reflecting that image back without any alteration.