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

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

  • the lake can also reflect surfaces 

  • the depth of the lake is important 

  • the lake doesn't show as exact an image as a mirror 

Solution

A.

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

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Why does the mirror appear to be a lake in the second stanza? What aspect of the mirror do you think is being referred to here? 

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How does the narrator convey the fact that the woman looking at her reflection in the lake is deeply distressed?

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