Sylvia Plath uses language as a mechanism to transport the reader into the atmosphere of the poem. She achieves this by using specific descriptive words to elucidate the significance of the mirror and lake. For instance, she describes the mirror to be “silver and exact” with “no preconceptions”. This shows that the mirror is objective and has no prior knowledge or biased feelings towards the woman. As well, she outlines the nature of the lake by saying “ I see her back and reflect it faithfully”, which indicates the honesty of the lake. She also uses the term “liars” to describe the moon and candles, as they mask her true appearance when she looks into the lake. Furthermore, the poet uses language that is precise, concise, simple, and effective,