In the poem "Mirrors" by Sylvia Plath, the poem describes different objects that show reflections as does a mirror. She gives these objects human descriptions and adds life to the actual object which works great for figures of speech. The first example I found was "I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions." This is the first two lines of the poem. As one can see mirrors are not silver and cannot have preconceptions. Mirrors do have a silver look, but in no way can they have preconceptions. This is a human emotion and is considered a "figure of speech". Another example that I found was "Whatever I see I swallow immediately." This is another human action that cannot be done by a mirror, a mirror can figuratively swallow an emotion or reflection but not physically.
The poem goes on to give examples of objects that give reflections that actually act as mirrors. This in a whole is figuratively speaking because even though the real objects (a lake) act as reflections, they are still not mirrors. An example of this is "I see her back, and reflect is faithfully." A lake cannot reflect "faithfully" in no way, shape or form can they do this. Yes a lake is nature and can show more than a mirror can because of the beauty. But a lake can't give faith. There are many examples in this poem, one more is "Now I am a lake. A women bends over me." This describes the fact that reflections can change from lakes to mirrors to a lot of other things in nature and our life.
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