Vocabulary, How do you see your self (ie)? , Mirrors, and Why seeing isn't believing Analysis.
How do the author's sources support the author's central idea?
By citing these credible sources that agree with her the author creates credibility with her audience.
If the candle and the moon were "liars" why does the women turn to them?
Candles and the moon give off subtle and romantic light. They "lie" because their lighting fails to create an accurate image of people and the aging process.
Why does the woman keep returning to the mirror?
Her returning to the mirror shows the woman is conflicted and denies who she is now due to aging.
How does beginning with the negative aspects of selfies make the author's point more effective?
It shows the author has considered multiple perspectives, and gives credibility.
theme of "the mirror"
One's perception of youth and old age can influence how one views the passage of time.
What kind of people are quoted in the article?
Professor, researchers, and scientists
What does the phrase "the eye of a little god" suggest about the mirror's personality?
Seeing itself as godlike may reflect the mirror's sense of superiority over the woman
how does the author's evidence support her main idea?
She uses a dangerous example of people taking chances and getting harmed. Also a positive example of building confidence, interest, and connections.
How does the loaded language contrast with the central idea?
The author rebuts or disapproves the negatives with effective and positive benefits of selfies.
Personification in "the mirror"
The entire poem is told by the mirror itself, the mirror calls the candles and the moon "liars, In me she has drowned a young girl
How does the metaphor "liars" reveal the mirror's perspective?
The mirror always reveals the truth.
Metaphors in "the mirror"
The mirror calls itself "the eye of a little god" The entire second stanza is an extended metaphor that compares the mirror to a lake
How does the mirror feel about its daily view?
The mirror is bored with meditating on the pink wall.
What is the impression of the speaker (the mirror)?
The mirror seems conflicted. It states it is objective and offers the truth with no emotion, but it seems lonely and sad as it stares at a wall all day
What does the line "but it flickers" mean?
The mirrors view is interrupted as people and nighttime change its view.
How is the wall different from the mirror's heart?
The wall is different from the mirror's heart because it changes and is not constant.
Why is the women agitated that the mirror reflects her "faithfully"?
The woman is agitated because she does not like to see herself aging.
what is the author's purpose for writing the text?
To inform
perspective
a viewpoint from a particular position ; an outlook or standpoint
mode
a way or means for expressing or doing something
preconception
an opinion in advance, a bias
visceral
appealing to gut level emotions rather than requiring thought
Similie in "the mirror"
compares the aging woman's reflection to a terrible fish
What kind of writing style is the poem ¨mirror¨?
conversational with no structural meter
narcissism
excessive self-love and self-absorption; involvement
cathartic
helping to process difficult emotions
line
meter
intrinsic
of or relating to the essentisl nature of a thing
what conclusions does the author reach about selfies?
that selfies have many positive uses not just vanity, and that people should make careful choices about them
Enjambment
the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
what is the main problem with selfies that the author identifies?
they are destructive and dangerous
incorporate
to absorb or make part of a whole
differentiate
to distinguish or demonstrate the individual qualties of
whar is the purpose of the hashtags examples the author gives?
to illustrate a positive use of selfies
orient
to place or align in relation to something else
The authors overall main point
while selfies can be annoying or dangerous or annoying they have positive uses
what loaded language does the author use to discuss negative consequences of taking selfies?
words like perplexing, dangerous, gored, self-obsessed, and vanity.
