Mirror
Mirror
by Sylvia Plath
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Mirror Symbolism, Imagery & Wordplay

There’s more to a poem than meets the eye.

Water

From the beginning of the poem, where we find out that the mirror is "unmisted" and "swallows" everything, to the end of the poem, where a girl is drowning and a fish is rising, this poem revolves...

Color, Light, and Darkness

In talking about mirrors, the sense of sight is pretty important. So, of course, colors and darkness figure into this poem. From silver to pink to moonlight, this poem uses colors and light to give...

Reflections

In a poem about a mirror, we can expect a lot of reflections. Plath only uses the word "reflect" once, though. Instead of just repeating this word again and again, she uses personification and meta...