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“Mirror”'by'Sylvia'Plath'
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Pre2Reading'
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1.''Brainstorm''five'things'you''know'about'mirrors,'associate'with'mirrors,'or'use'
mirrors'for.''Go'beyond'the'obvious.'
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2.''Always'know'your'author.''Who'was'Sylvia'Plath?''Any'other'important'works?''
Find'at'least'three'interesting'facts.'
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During'reading'
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3.''''After'your'first'readHthrough,'you'should'be'able'to'sum'up'in'a'sentence'the'
general'plot'or'subject'of'the'poem.''Who'is'the'speaker?''Are'there'any'other'
characters?''Is'there'a'conflict'and'a'resolution?'
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4.''Annotate'the'poem'–'identify'on'the'poem'any'sound'techniques'or'comparisons.'
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5.''For'this'poem,'we'are'looking'at'the'creation'of'meaning'through'comparisons.''
One'comparison'used'is'personification,'in'which'an'inanimate'object'is'given'
human'characteristics'–'and'in'so'doing,'we'are'given'a'sense'of'the'nature'of'the'
item'or'the'author’s'attitude'toward'the'item.''What'is'personified,'and'what'sort'of'
personality'is'it'given?''Use'examples'from'the'poem'to'support'your'answer.'
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6.''a.'This'poem'contains'comparisons'within'comparisons'–'the'personified'item'
compares'itself'to'other'items.''What'are'those'items?'
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