Question

summary of the poem mirror?

Answer 1

This poem presents the mirror as a person, who reveals in a monologue who it is, what it does and how it reflects and affects the life of the people who view themselves in it.
Unlike the people who view themselves in it, the mirror is free from any preconceptions prejudices. Its reflection is not distorted by emotion, love or hatred, as in case with humans. Humans might think its cruel as it shows them their real selves in true colours, but the mirror only reflects the truth.
Like God the mirror is also omniscient. It sees all. It gazes constantly on the wall opposite to it for so long that the wall becomes a part of its consciousness and existence. The wall is pink with speckles. The mirrors view of the wall is interrupted when an old lady stands between the two. Darkness and the nights separates the mirror from the wall as no view is possible without light. Now, the mirror calls itself a lake, for a lake also acts like a mirror. It reflects everything in its true likeness. As the ageing woman faces the mirror, it reflects her very truthfully. Her wrinkled face upsets her. Rubbing her hands anxiously and with tears in her eyes she stands in front of the mirror again and again. Every morning she starts the day having a good look at herself. Probably she searches for the young face which over years merged with the mirror. Instead she catches sight of an old lady who emerges out of the pond of time like a fish.

Answer 2

Answer:

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.