The reflected images are described as "shadows of the world", a metaphor that makes it clear they are a poor substitute for seeing directly ("I am half-sick of shadows").
As imaxes reflectidas son descritas como "shadows of the world" ("sombras do mundo"), unha metáfora que fai aclarar que son un mal sustituto da ollada directa ó mundo ("I am half-sick of shadows", "estoy medio-enferma de sombras").