Question

What poetic devices are used in the poem mirror by sylvia plath

Answer 1

Personification and simile

Answer 2

The poetic devices used in the poem ‘The Mirror’ by Sylvia Plath are:

    Personification: Comparison of human qualities to other things.The poet personifies herself to the mirror in the line: ‘Whatever I see I swallow myself’

    Hyperbole: Over exaggerated statement.The poet over exaggerates in the line:

‘Now I am a lake’….here the mirror considers itself a lake.

    Simile: Comparison of two words.Poet compares the woman’s mirror reflection to that of a fish,‘like a terrible fish’

    Allusion: Indirect reference. The poet provides an allusion in the line,‘on the opposite wall’.

    Imagery: Giving a feeling of the senses. The poet personifies herself as the mirror throughout the poem and gives imagery of seeing the mirror throughout.