first stanza is a continuation of the previous line. This line shows a complete lack of caring. The mirror does not care about what it swallows. Its only concern is to show the person what he looks like. It feels neither love nor dislike for the person it reflects. It is doing its job, and its job is to be truthful. Now we come to the fifth line of the first stanza. The mirror calls itself the "eye of a little god" in reference to being truthful. There are those that believe God never makes mistakes and perhaps the mirror is one of those believers. The mirror believes itself to be completely truthful in everything it shows. That means there is no mistaking what is seen. If it appears in the reflection, it is there and there is no mistake. The next four lines are perhaps my favorite part of this poem. They show some emotion in this seemingly unfeeling character. The mirror claims to meditate on the opposite wall. Meditation means to sit and think, which would suggest that the mirror sits there on that wall day after day thinking. To meditate also means to reflect. Reflection is what a mirror does best. So to sit and meditate on the opposite wall means the mirror is reflecting the wall that is opposite it. The mirror describes what the wall looks like and states that it has looked at this wall for a long time. In the next line, the mirror says that it thinks the wall is part of its heart. This shows feelings for the wall. When someone says something is a part of his heart, it generally means it is something he loves. Does the mirror love this wall? Or has it simply grown on it, having spent so much time reflecting it. There is ano

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Approximate Word count = 1105
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)