by William Shakespeare My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips' red; If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. I have seen roses damasked, red and white, But no such roses see I in...
Sonnet 130: My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun is one of William Shakespeare's most famous sonnets. It is a poem that defies the traditional conventions of love poetry and presents a realistic and honest portrayal of love. In this article, we will analyze and explain the poem in ...
And yet, by heaven, I think that my love is as unique as any woman who is the subject of a romantic poem. See other Shakespeare sonnets in modern English >> Download ebook of all 152 Shakespeare sonnets in modern English >> Interested in Shakespeare’s sonnet 130? If so you can get ...
Shakespeare's sonnet 130 with critical notes. Despite her unattractiveness, the poet's mistress is unsurpassed by any woman.
Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare is a remarkable piece of literature that defies traditional notions of beauty. In this sonnet, Shakespeare employs a unique approach to describe his lover, emphasizing her imperfections rather than her perfections. The poem begins by comparing the poet's lover's ey...
in the resolution couplet of the sonnet, the narrator still treasures her, and his “rare” love for her exists despite all of this. This poem does not comprise any discernable part of a grander plot established by other works of the author, so it is apparent that this poem stands alone...
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Next comes that poem of ten thousand weddings, sonnet 116 ("Let me not to the marriage of true minds / Admit impediments"). Two sonnets explicitly referring to a woman, 130 ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun") and 138 ("When my love swears that she is made of truth, /...
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write and how to do it well. This sonnet never calls the subject of the poem beautiful or any other niceties. Still, by the end, it’s impossible to think the narrator feels anything but a deep love for the subject. Sonnet 130 challenges everything readers think they know about love po...