Question

What do you think 'terrible fish' in the last line symbolizes?

Answer 1

'Terrible fish' in the last line symbolizes that the lady mentioned in poem mirror is growing older, she is finding her image of youth, but she is not getting it, due to her viewing of old age image she considered herself as 'Terrible fish'.

Answer 2

The ' terrible fish ' symbolizes the woman agitating at the loss of her youthful beauty .Day by day her reflection in the mirror is going worse and worse as there is no charm left and she looks like a terrible fish.

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