Why the term terible fish is used in the poem the mirror?

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Terrible fish in the last stanza symbolizes the
unagreeable reflection of the woman in the
mirror. The woman is ageing and her beauty
is vanishing day by day. The poetic device
used in here is a simile.

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Terrible fish is compared from the old women . It described  fish became fearfull due to lack of water and became irritate like that women behave like a terrible fish. due to increase ageing.which was regularly reminder by mirror.

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It is not in our syllabuslet's check majority

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Its is not there

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Their are two reasons if that:1) her condition is that of the fish which is trapped in the lake of time.2)she doesn't accept the reality of time ....don't take that mirror is not included......it is because I checked many sites and their is written that it is included.......... their are chances that the information is wrong ....but I suggest you to please read this chapter atleast one time

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The term symbolizes the wrinkled and old face of the woman who has lost her youth and beauty. only the mirror makes her realize that she is no longer young and beautiful.

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It is not there in courseDon't waste your time in this chapter

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Just try for once, enrolling in one of da courses.

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It is in the syllabus ...check the cbse syllabus

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It is there guys confirmed

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Terrible fish is used here as bitter truth of human life which puts it to a fatal end

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It means fish without water

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The term terrible fish has been used in the poem to show that woman was feeling agitated as she had lost her charm and does not looks as appealing as she used when she was young.

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Check literature book

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Not there in syllabus

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