Question

On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following questions by ticking the correct choice

(a) When the mirror is being described as being 'unmisted by love or dislike' we understand that the mirror is

1. not misted

2. not prejudiced

3. has four angles

4. silver in colour

(b) The other word for 'contemplation' is………..

1. contempt

2. meditation

3. mediation

4. thoughtful

(c) When the mirror says 'it has no preconceptions' it means that:

1. it reflects back an image objectively

2. it modifies an image as it reflects it

3. it beautifies an image as it reflects it

4. it gives a biased view of a person/object

(d) The mirror has been called 'a four-cornered god' because:

1. it is square shaped

2. like God it watches you unbiased and fair from all four angles

3. it reflects back all that it sees

4. it never stops reflecting

(e) The 'speckles' refer to:

1. a pink object

2. the opposite wall which has spots on it

3. a person with pink pimples

4. pink spots in general

(f) The phrase 'agitation of the hand' suggests that the person is:

1. Very ill

2. Very upset

3. Very angry

4. Very happy

(g) By saying 'Now I am a lake' the narrator wants to show that

1. the poem is not only about external beauty but also the inside of a person

2. the lake can also reflect surfaces

3. the depth of the lake is important

4. the lake does not show as exact an image as a mirror

Answer 1

(a) (ii) not prejudiced

(b) (iv) thoughtful.

(c) (i) it reflects back an image objectively

(d) (ii) like God it watches you unbiased and fair from all four angles

(e) (ii) the opposite wall which has spots on it

(f) (iii) Very angry

(g) (i) the poem is not only about external beauty but also the inside of a person