Question

Why does the mirror appear to be a lake in the second stanza? What aspect of the mirror do you think is being referred to here?

Answer 1

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The mirror appears to be like the lake in the second stanza because it has also the quality of reflecting the image of what appears before it like a lake.

the aspect of the mirror referred to here is that mirror also consists of many hidden secrets of an onlookers just like the secretive lake.

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