ENG 125 WEEK 4 READING RESPONSE TO A POEM

ENG 125 WEEK 4 READING RESPONSE TO A POEM


ENG 125 Week 4 Reading Response to a Poem,
“Mirror” is a poem by Sylvia Plath. It is spoken in a first person style from the perspective of a mirror, and later a lake. A woman has been looking into both the mirror and the lake at her own reflection. She seems to be almost consumed with the reflection and later in life she is upset by what she sees, as she is ageing.
The poem is rife with figurative language. After analyzing the poem, I find that the mirror is truth, indifferent to the woman’s ageing or what she wishes to believe. It is through this truth that it holds a certain power over her. She tries to deny it, but in the end the mirror, and thus the truth, consume her

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The poem “Mirror” was engaging to me because the form of
“Mirror” is a poem by Sylvia Plath. It is spoken in a first person style from the perspective of a mirror, and later a lake. A woman has been looking into both the mirror and the lake at her own reflection. She seems to be almost consumed with the reflection and later in life she is upset by what she sees, as she is ageing.
The poem is rife with figurative language. After analyzing the poem, I find that the mirror is truth, indifferent to the woman’s ageing or what she wishes to believe. It is through this truth that it holds a certain power over her. She tries to deny it, but in the end the mirror, and thus the truth, consume her
The poem “Mirror” was engaging to me because the form of



ENG 125 WEEK 4 READING RESPONSE TO A POEM