Mirror Analysis
Sylvia Plath’s poem,"Mirror," tells a story from point of view of a mirror's and lake’s reflection on life. The mirror is a flashback on childhood; the lake is reflective of adulthood, and the woman reflects on her adulthood and despises what she sees. Plath uses personification in the poem in her references to the mirror, lake, candle, and moon. Different terms for water are used as metaphors, such as “unmisted” to replace “unchanged”, and “swallow” to replace “reflect.” Plath uses imagery heavily throughout the entire poem, and this is one of the best qualities of Sylvia Plath’s work.
Sylvia Plath’s poem,"Mirror," tells a story from point of view of a mirror's and lake’s reflection on life. The mirror is a flashback on childhood; the lake is reflective of adulthood, and the woman reflects on her adulthood and despises what she sees. Plath uses personification in the poem in her references to the mirror, lake, candle, and moon. Different terms for water are used as metaphors, such as “unmisted” to replace “unchanged”, and “swallow” to replace “reflect.” Plath uses imagery heavily throughout the entire poem, and this is one of the best qualities of Sylvia Plath’s work.